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N. Korea To Send Army Builders, Deminers To Russia's Kursk

Russian security chief Sergei Shoigu (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) met on the one-year anniversary of the sweeping military pact between their two countries (Credit: AFP)

North Korea will send military builders and sappers to help restore Russia's Kursk region after Ukraine's incursion, Moscow's security chief said, in a fresh sign of deepening ties between the two countries.

Sergei Shoigu, head of Russia's Security Council, was in Pyongyang for the second time this month for talks with leader Kim Jong Un on the one-year anniversary of the signing of a sweeping military deal between the two countries, state media from both countries reported.

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