North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met with Russia’s resources minister, state media has reported, in the latest indication of rapidly warming relations between the countries, reports Al Jazeera.
Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov led a government delegation to Pyongyang to take part in the 11th meeting of the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday.
The pair met at the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee headquarters, with Kim expressing appreciation for the fact that “bilateral solidarity and cooperation have been closer and deepened in different fields since the conclusion of a new treaty between” North Korea and Russia, the KCNA said.
Earlier this month, North Korea ratified a landmark mutual defence treaty with Russia.
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