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October 13, 2024
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In Syria for trade fair, North Korea hopes to boost “joint industrial projects”

North Koreans participating in 61st Damascus International Fair this week

A North Korean Ministry of External Economic Relations (MEER) delegation is in Syria this week to discuss boosting trade with Damascus and to participate in the country's annual international trade exhibition, according to multiple Syrian government outlets.

MEER deputy minister Ri Myong San discussed trade in a range of industrial goods with Syrian Ministry of Industry (MOI) head Mohammad Ma'an Zein al-Abiden Jazba, the ministry’s Facebook reported on Wednesday.

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