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Scene in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 9 Kyodo - People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 8 Kyodo - Flags of China and North Korea are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo)

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China-N. Korea summit in Pyongyang

China-N. Korea summit in Pyongyang

A man looks at a Chinese newspaper in Beijing on June 9, 2026, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years.

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China-N. Korea summit in Pyongyang

China-N. Korea summit in Pyongyang

A man looks at a Chinese newspaper in Beijing on June 9, 2026, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years.

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Scene in Pyongyang

Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Scene in Pyongyang

Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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Scene in Pyongyang

Scene in Pyongyang

People look at a screen showing news about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a subway station in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026.

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China-N. Korea summit

China-N. Korea summit

A large screen in Beijing shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) attending a welcoming ceremony with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026.

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China-N. Korea summit

China-N. Korea summit

A large screen in Beijing shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese and North Korean flags hang on the North Korean Foreign Ministry building in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

A Chinese flag is hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

A Chinese flag is hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese and North Korean flags are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese and North Korean flags are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Flags of China and North Korea are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Flags of China and North Korea are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi in Pyongyang

Flags of China are hoisted in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for the first time in seven years for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Russian Interior Minister Kolokoltsev visits Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 21 Kyodo - Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in the North Korean capital on April 20, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Russian Interior Minister Kolokoltsev visits Pyongyang

Russian Interior Minister Kolokoltsev visits Pyongyang

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev (C, L) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in the North Korean capital on April 20, 2026.

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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 9 Kyodo - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is greeted by his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui upon his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on April 9, 2026, for a two-day visit to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C, R) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on April 9, 2026, for a two-day visit to North Korea. Standing next to him on the red carpet is North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on April 9, 2026, for a two-day visit to North Korea. Walking next to him is North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on April 9, 2026, for a two-day visit to North Korea. Walking next to him is North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Pyongyang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd from R) is greeted by his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui upon his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on April 9, 2026, for a two-day visit to North Korea.

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Lao foreign minister in N. Korea

Lao foreign minister in N. Korea

Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane (front, L) arrives in Pyongyang on Nov. 11, 2025, for a five-day trip at the invitation of the North Korean Foreign Ministry.

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows people cheering during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), delivers a speech at a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), delivers a speech at a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2025 shows a scene during an event to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un Celebrates 80th Founding Anniversary of the WPK - North Korea

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attends a grand commemorative meeting to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea the DPRK, Oct. 9, 2025. The DPRK on Thursday held a grand commemorative meeting here to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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N. Korea's 78th anniversary of ruling party's founding

N. Korea's 78th anniversary of ruling party's founding

Spectators wave North Korean national flags at Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang as they watch mass games during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 9, 2025.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as they carry a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, as they carry a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

Letter of loyalty to N. Korean leader

People march in formation in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2025, carrying a letter of loyalty to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a ceremony being held later in the day ahead of the 80th anniversary on Oct. 10 of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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[Breaking News]N. Korean foreign minister off to China

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 28 Kyodo - North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean foreign minister off to China

N. Korean foreign minister off to China

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (R) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2025, for a four-day trip to China.

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Russian delegation to N. Korea

Russian delegation to N. Korea

Members of a Russian delegation are pictured in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Aug. 14, 2025. The delegation, including State Duma chair Vyacheslav Volodin, is expected to attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

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Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

People welcome the arrival of a Russian Boeing plane at an airport in Pyongyang on July 28, 2025, celebrating the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang. The start of regular flights between the Russian and North Korean capitals, the first in 30 years, follows the signing by the countries' leaders of a comprehensive strategic partnership in June 2024.

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Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

Moscow-Pyongyang flights inaugurated

People welcome the arrival of a Russian Boeing plane at an airport in Pyongyang on July 28, 2025, celebrating the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang. The start of regular flights between the Russian and North Korean capitals, the first in 30 years, follows the signing by the countries' leaders of a comprehensive strategic partnership in June 2024.

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