Russia has agreed to help North Korea modernize its pharmaceutical industry, with a particular focus on indigenous production of antibiotics, according to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang.

The two allies reportedly reached agreements “on the most pressing areas of cooperation” in health care during recent talks in Moscow, the embassy stated in a Facebook post.

DPRK vice health minister Jon Sol Ryong led a delegation to the Russian capital last week, and while there, Jon secured Russia’s pledge to help upgrade North Korean drug production, most notably of “modern antibiotics,” according to the embassy.