April 20, 2024
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North Korea, Russia sign cultural cooperation agreement in Pyongyang: embassy

Agreement covers copyright protection in addition to planned cultural exchanges, TASS reports

North Korean and Russian representatives signed an agreement in Pyongyang on Wednesday covering a range of cultural cooperation and exchanges, according to a report from the Russian embassy in Pyongyang.

The “Plan of Cultural Cooperation” for 2019-2020 comprises six articles, according to TASS News Agency, on areas including national heritage, the arts, library cooperation, and in potentially trade-related categories such as exhibition-holding and copyright protection.

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