Russia, North Korea agree to boost charter flights after trade meeting

North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on cooperation after meetings in Pyongyang on trade, economy, science and technology, North Korea’s state media CNA said Thursday. KCNA The report had few details, but Russia’s TASS news agency said on Tuesday that the countries agreed to increase charter flights after the meeting, citing Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources.Between January and September, the number of tourists traveling between Russia and North Korea exceeded 5,000, more than 70 percent of whom traveled by air. TASS cited the ministry as saying that increased charter flights not only There will be departures from the eastern region of Russia near North Korea, but also from major Russian cities in other regions.A Russian delegation led by Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov, who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday, has now left Pyongyang, KCNA said on Thursday. The animals were transferred to North Korea as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Pyongyang and Moscow have stepped up diplomatic and economic exchanges in the past few years, culminating in Putin’s visit to North Korea in June. Happened on tour