North Korea says new bridge to Russia reinforces economic cooperation

Officials attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a new road bridge spanning the Tumen River that will link North Korea to Russia in Rason Municipality, North Korea, April 30, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights

North Korea’s Premier Pak Thae Song joins Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin via video-conferencing to attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a new road bridge spanning the Tumen River that will link North Korea to Russia, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 30, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora and North Korea’s Land and Environment Protection Minister Kim Kyong Jun attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a new road bridge spanning the Tumen River that will link North Korea to Russia in Rason Municipality, North Korea, April 30, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

Russian and North Korean flags fly at the Vostochny Сosmodrome, the venue of the meeting between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS