Direct trips between Russia and North Korea begin with closer relations star-news.press/wp

On Sunday, Russia opened a regular air link between Moscow and PyongyangA step reflects An increasingly close relationship Between the two countries.

The first flight run by the Russian carrier Nordend took off from the Sherimito Airport in Moscow carrying more than 400 passengers. The Russian Ministry of Transport said that there is one trip per month to meet the request.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who visited North Korea Wonsan-kalma Beach Resort Earlier this month to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he promised to encourage Russian tourists to visit the complex.

The resort, which can accommodate approximately 20,000 people, is located at the Kim Payment Center to promote tourism to improve the turbulent economy of his country.

North Korea was slowly eliminating the imposition of restrictions During the epidemic And reopen its borders in stages. But the country did not say whether it would resume completely International tourism.

Regular trips were reopened between the eastern city of Vladivostok in Russia and Pyongyang in 2023 after a break from the Koronavirus virus’s pandemic.

Russia and North Korea have expanded military ties and other relations in recent years, while providing Pyongyang with weapons and The forces to support the military action of Russia In Ukraine.