North Korea and Russia Discuss Further Military Cooperation in Pyongyang

Russian and North Korean flags on a car during a ceremony welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin to Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via ReutersMembers of the North Korean and Russian governments met in Pyongyang this week to discuss deepening their military cooperation, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Nov. 7.The official media outlet of the communist state reported that North Korean officials, led by Pak Yong Il, vice director of the Korean People’s Army’s General Political Bureau, held talks on Nov. 5 with a delegation from the Kremlin headed by Vice Defense Minister Viktor Goremykin.