Russia and North Korea have reached a new agreement to expand bilateral health care cooperation, according to Moscow, including through training of DPRK medical specialists and the supply of Russian-made medicines and equipment. 

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and his DPRK counterpart Jong Mu Rim agreed to the steps during a meeting in Pyongyang last week, the Russian Embassy stated on social media on Saturday. 

During his visit, Murashko toured new and ongoing hospital projects, including the Pyongyang General Hospital and facilities in Wonsan, and met with representatives of North Korean pharmaceutical enterprises. Russian experts accompanying him visited local production