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Russian emergencies minister visits North Korea for disaster cooperation talks
Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov has arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, for talks on disaster prevention and response.
He is scheduled to meet North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song and Disaster Management Minister Kim Chol Nam.
Officials from the two countries are due to discuss areas for joint work between their emergency services.
Their ministries plan to sign a joint action plan covering 2027 to 2029.
This is the first visit to North Korea by a Russian emergencies minister.
The two ministries signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow in 2024, and North Korean officials have previously visited Moscow for rescue-service talks.
The visit continues efforts to develop cooperation between the countries’ emergency services.
Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov arrived in North Korea to discuss cooperation on disaster prevention and management.
The visit is the first to North Korea by a Russian emergencies minister.
Kurenkov is scheduled to meet North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song and Disaster Management Minister Kim Chol Nam in Pyongyang.
The two countries’ ministries are planning a joint action plan for 2027–2029.
Their emergencies ministries signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow in 2024.
- Who
- Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov and North Korean officials.
- What
- Kurenkov arrived to discuss cooperation on disaster prevention and management.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- North Korea; meetings are scheduled in Pyongyang.
- Why
- To discuss cooperation in disaster prevention and management.
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The Russian and North Korean emergencies ministries signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow.
Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov arrived in North Korea for cooperation talks.
- Visitor
- Alexander Kurenkov, Russian emergencies minister
- Destination
- North Korea
- Scheduled meetings
- Pak Thae Song and Kim Chol Nam
- Planned joint action plan
- 2027–2029
- Prior agreement
- Memorandum of understanding signed in Moscow on May 31, 2024
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