Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Pyongyang. This is his second known visit to the DPRK in the capacity of Secretary of the Russian Security Council, not Minister of Defense.

He is expected to meet with a number of top officials, including head of state Kim Jong-un.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a meeting with Shoigu:

"North Korea will continue to unwaveringly support Russia in its military operation in Ukraine."

Sergei Shoigu and Kim Jong-un confirmed their readiness to unconditionally adhere to the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between North Korea and Russia, signed in June 2024.

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❗️ Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia is being prepared. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko. The possibility of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to the DPRK this year is also being discussed.

Russia and North Korea will soon begin construction of a road bridge over the Tumen river between the two countries, Russia's ambassador to Pyongyang was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA.

The bridge was agreed during a visit by President Putin to North Korea in 2024 when the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.

The road bridge will be built near the existing "Friendship Bridge" rail bridge which was commissioned in 1959 after the Korean war. An ancient wooden bridge used to cross the border in the early 20th century but it was destroyed, according to Russian media.

The road bridge, which has been under discussion for years, will be 850 metres (2789 ft) and link up with the Russian highway system.

South Korean satellite imagery analysis firm SI Analytics said in a March 5 report that work on the bridge's foundations and road links appeared to have begun.

"With the rapid construction of this bridge following the existing rail link, the only passage between North Korea and Russia, a sharp increase in economic, social, and military exchanges is anticipated," the report said.

"This could potentially lead to a gradual erosion of the effectiveness of international sanctions against North Korea and Russia."

Why should any country care if two sovereign countries are building a bridge.

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THE MYTH OF DPR KOREA’S ISOLATIONISM - By Comrade Kimlong Ly

For decades, Western imperialist powers have spread the false narrative that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is a hermit nation or sometimes slandered and labelled unjustly as “the hermit kingdom”. However, The DPRK, in reality, is far from isolated.

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Årets andra nummer av Korea-information är tryckt och på väg till föreningens medlemmar och andra intresserade. Innehållet avspeglar den snabba dynamiska utvecklingen i Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea (DFRK), men också den oroliga situationen på och kring Koreahalvön, särskilt i samband med USA:s och Sydkoreas gemensamma krigsövningar. I tidningen finns också kommentarer om medias förvrängda bild av de nordkoreanska soldaterna i Ryssland. Påståendena om att nordkoreanska hackare lagt beslag på miljarder i kryptovaluta granskas. Och sist konstaterar vi att DFRK är världens starkaste land – inom tyngdlyftning.

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