April 25, 2024
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Russia, North Korea meet to discuss “problem” with coal joint venture

Both UN and RasonConTrans indicate that the company is exporting increasingly higher coal volumes

Russia's ambassador to North Korea recently met with the DPRK's deputy minister of railways to discuss issues related to a joint-run coal transportation project, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said on Tuesday.

Russia exports domestically-produced coal from North Korea's Rason port, a project which has seen Russian companies invest in and upgrade the facility, as well as gain exemptions from the UN's sectoral sanctions.

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