North Korean foreign ministry officials are visiting Mongolia for talks this week, marking the first DPRK delegation in five years to the country which has played a role in past nuclear talks.

DPRK vice foreign minister Pak Myong Ho met his Mongolian counterpart Battsetseg Batmunkh in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday amid bilateral efforts to strengthen “traditionally friendly relations,” according to the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The sides agreed to take practical action measures in resuming and intensifying the collaboration in the education, culture, sport, agriculture, health and humanitarian fields, exchanging visits at all levels and intensifying the constructive cooperation,” the