North Korean Foreign Minister meets with Russian Deputy Prime Minister... Expanding ”trade and economic cooperation”

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Nowak and discussed ways to cooperate in the economic field.
On the 18th, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency stated, ``Foreign Minister Choe met Deputy Prime Minister Nowak the day before,'' and ``Russia-North Korea (Russia)
As the good cooperative relationship reached new strategic heights, the two sides discussed practical issues to revitalize and expand mutual exchanges and cooperative projects in various fields such as trade and economy.
This meeting was also attended by the Deputy Minister of the Russian Ministry of Transport. Although specific matters have not been made public, it appears that the two sides discussed ways to revitalize cooperative projects in areas such as trade, resources, and tourism.
Military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, including arms deals, has been attracting attention recently, but this move is being interpreted as ``a desire to strengthen cooperation in all directions, including the economy.''