INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian delegation led by a top trade official arrived in Pyongyang, North Korean state media reported Tuesday.The team, headed by Russian
Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Roman Chekushov, arrived in the North Korean capital on Monday, the state news agency KCNA said.Delegates
were greeted by North Korea's External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong Ho, as well as Russian embassy officials, according to KCNA.The
visit comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his country's support over devastating floods in North Korea that caused an
unknown number of deaths and damaged thousands of homes in late July.The government has vowed to move 15,000 flood victims to the capital as
international offers of support have poured in since news of the flooding disaster emerged.South Korean media have reported that the number
provocation.North Korea and Russia have been allies since the North's founding after World War II and have drawn even closer since Moscow's
2022 invasion of Ukraine.
