Direct commercial flights between Russia and North Korea begin in the middle of closest ties

Russia opened a regular aerial bond between Moscow and Pyongyanga movement that reflects increasingly close ties Between the two countries.

The first flight operated by the Russian airline Nordwind took off from Sheremetyvo airport in Moscow, transporting more than 400 passengers. The Ministry of Transportation of Russia said there will be a flight a month to meet the demand.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who visited the new Wonsan-Kalma Beach Resort Earlier this month, to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he promised to encourage Russian tourists to visit the complex.

The complex, which can accommodate almost 20,000 people, is in the center of Kim’s impulse to boost tourism to improve the problematic problems of your country.

North Korea has slowly relieved taxes During pandemia and reopening its borders in phases. But the country has not said if they would resume completely International Tourism.

The regular flights between the Eastern Port City of Russia of Vladivostok and Pyongyang reopened in 2023 after a break caused by the pandemic of the Coronavirus.

Russia and North Korea have strongly expanded the military and other ties in recent years, with Pyongyang supplying weapons and Troops to support Russia’s military action In Ukraine.

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