Politics

Talks between Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations, and Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, who are chairmen of the DPRK and Russian sides to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on July 28.

Present there from the DPRK side were officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of External Economic Relations and other officials concerned and from the opposite side the party of the minister of Natural Resources and Ecology and the minister-councillor of the Russian embassy in Pyongyang.

Discussed at the talks were the matters related to the implementation of the protocol of the 11th meeting of the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology.

The talks proceeded in a friendly and sincere atmosphere.

Prior to this, there were sectional talks of working officials of the two countries to boost exchanges and cooperation between the DPRK and Russia in various fields.

That evening, the DPRK Ministry of External Economic Relations hosted a reception at Pyongyang Koryo Hotel to welcome the Russian missions.