PYONGYANG, October 12. /TASS/. Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov has arrived in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to discuss cooperation in disaster prevention and management, a TASS correspondent reported on Monday.

Kurenkov is scheduled to meet with Pak Thae Song, premier of North Korea’s Cabinet, and Minister of Disaster Management Kim Chol Nam in Pyongyang, the Russian Emergencies Ministry announced. Delegates from the Russian ministry will discuss priority fields of joint work with their North Korean counterparts. The Russian Emergencies Ministry and the DPRK’s Ministry of Disaster Management are planning to sign a joint action plan for 2027-2029.

This is the first-ever visit to North Korea by a Russian emergencies minister.

On May 31, 2024, the two ministries signed a memorandum on mutual understanding in Moscow. North Korean officials have repeatedly visited Moscow to discuss cooperation between rescue services before.