US EditionRussian Minister Arrives in North Korea for Talks on Law Enforcement: Moscow
Vladimir Kolokoltsev is set to discuss law enforcement cooperation with North Korea’s public security minister after the two countries expanded security ties.
- On Tuesday, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in Pyongyang for a working visit to discuss enhancing law enforcement cooperation between the two nations, state media confirmed.
- Kolokoltsev will hold talks with North Korean Minister of Public Security Pang Tu-sop, with spokeswoman Irina Volk writing on Telegram that "Issues of cooperation between the two countries in the field of law enforcement will be considered."
- This visit follows Pang's travel to Russia in September, when the two nations signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on public safety affairs and law enforcement.
- Relations have deepened since the 2024 signing of the "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty," which includes a mutual defense provision that led North Korea to send 14,000 soldiers to Kursk.
- Pyongyang also plans to convert its public security ministry into a police body, which currently oversees public order and functions similarly to South Korea's national police agency.
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North Korea and Russia Cooperate on Security, Internal Ministers Hold Meeting. North Korea and Russia are strengthening cooperation in the field of security as well. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency reported on the 22nd that Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who recently visited North Korea, held talks with North Korean Minister of Social Security Bang Du-sop at the Pyongyang Assembly Hall on the 21st.
Russian minister arrives in North Korea for talks on law enforcement: Moscow
Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in Pyongyang on Monday evening for talks with his North Korean counterpart on law enforcement cooperation. Moscow’s Interior Ministry announced via Telegram on Tuesday that Kolokoltsev is visiting the North Korean capital and would hold “a series of working meetings,” including talks with North Korea’s Minister of […]
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April 21 - Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in North Korea for talks on cooperation between the two allies, the ministry's spokeswoman Irina Volk said early on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
(Washington, Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Baek Na-ri, Reporter Jeon Myeong-hun = Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev visited North Korea, TASS reported on the 20th (local time)...
The Russian Interior Minister has arrived in Pyongyang for a working visit. He is expected to agree with the DPRK on closer cooperation between the two countries' security forces.
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