Kim Jong-un affirmed the need to develop the partnership between North Korea and Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un affirmed the need to comprehensively promote commercial, economic, scientific and technical cooperation with the Russian Federation and called for closer and deeper relations between the two countries, KCNA reports.

It was previously reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met on Monday with the chairman of the Russian side of the Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the governments of Russia and the DPRK, the Minister of Natural Resources . and Environment of the Russian Federation Alexander Kozlov. The Russian delegation arrived in Pyongyang on November 17 to participate in the 11th meeting of the intergovernmental commission of the Russian Federation and the DPRK.

Kim Jong-un noted that after the conclusion of the new treaty between the DPRK and Russia, bilateral solidarity and cooperation in various fields have become “closer, broader and deeper.”

“He emphasized the need to continue to comprehensively promote intergovernmental trade, economic, scientific and technical exchange and cooperation to promote the mutual prosperity and development of the two countries, in accordance with the new strategic level they have reached.” friendly relations between the DPRK and Russia. reached,” – writes KCNA.

The previous 10th meeting of the CPI took place in November last year in Pyongyang. Cooperation in the sectors of agriculture, environmental protection, transportation, education, sports, culture and science was discussed. This year the countries signed an intergovernmental agreement for the construction of a bridge over the Tumannaya River, RIA Novosti recalls.