The embassy in the DPRK announced Russia’s interest in the supply of clothing and footwear from North Korea

The Russian embassy in North Korea said that Russia is interested in importing clothing and footwear from the DPRK. The embassy said in a statement that imports should be in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions on a partial ban on economic cooperation with the DPRK.

“The Russian Federation is very interested in purchasing goods from the DPRK, including garments, shoes, and so on. Our country has corresponding opportunities and needs. However, the embassy emphasizes that all such projects must be implemented in strict accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting the import of certain goods from the DPRK,” the embassy said in a statement (quoted by RIA Novosti).

The report also notes that the embassy will study the possibility of importing from the DPRK in accordance with the legal conditions put forward by the UN.

In 2019, Russia and China proposed to the UN that they ease sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program. In particular, it was proposed to exempt inter-Korean projects in the field of railway and road cooperation from UN sanctions. In 2021 Russia and China supplemented The document is now a proposal to increase the volume of imports of petroleum products to the DPRK. However, the US refused loosen sanctions.

Newspaper The New York Times citing an American intelligence report, she wrote that after the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Russia began to buy “millions of artillery shells and missiles” from the DPRK. At the Pentagon spokethat they have information that Russia has approached North Korea for weapons. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya spokethat publications in the media are not a reliable source confirming such deliveries, and demanded evidence from the US and UK.

Anastasia Larina