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North Korea: Russia ready to discuss Turkey’s idea about guarantors for Israel, Palestine — Lavrov

PYONGYANG, October 19. /TASS/: Russia is ready to discuss and consider Turkey’s initiative to establish a guarantor system in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Moscow and Ankara staying in touch on the issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Pyongyang.

"We are ready to discuss any constructive proposals. The said initiative <…> is clearly driven by the intention to de-escalate things and bring the situation back to normal," Russia’s top diplomat said.

North Korea: Russia fully supports DPRK's independent development course — Lavrov

PYONGYANG, October 18. /TASS/: Moscow expresses solidarity and full support for Pyongyang's course of safeguarding its independence and right to determine its development guidelines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at an official government reception.

"Russia expresses solidarity and full support for the determination of the DPRK under the guidance of its leader, comrade Kim Jong Un to defend its independence and the right of its people to determine their own fate and ways of development," Lavrov pointed out.

Kim to meet Putin as Russia seeks closer military ties with North Korea

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North Korea.

In a rare trip abroad, Kim would travel from Pyongyang, probably by armoured train, to Vladivostok, on the Pacific Coast of Russia, where he would meet Putin, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing U.S. and allied sources.

North Korea's Kim sacks No. 2 military official

SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) - North Korea has sacked Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported.

Pak, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party and a secretary of the party's Central Committee, was replaced by Ri Yong Gil at the committee's annual meeting last week, the official KCNA news agency said on Sunday.

North Korea sends missile soaring over Japan in escalation

Seoul, Oct 4 (AP) North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains during the flight of the nuclear-capable weapon that could reach the US territory of Guam and beyond.

The launch was the most provocative weapons demonstration by North Korea this year as it ramps up missile tests in its push to build a full-fledged nuclear arsenal that viably threatens US allies and the American homeland and earns the country recognition as a nuclear state.

DPRK Kicks Off New 10,000-Home Construction Project In Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, Feb 13 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), started here yesterday, a new project of building 10,000 flats, it was reported today.

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the DPRK, said at the groundbreaking ceremony that, the construction of 10,000 flats, in the Hwasong area, is not only the second project of carrying out the long-term housing construction goal for Pyongyang, but also the first-stage construction, to turn the area into a new modern town, the report said.

North Korea stealing millions in cyber attacks: UN experts

United Nations, Feb 7 (AP) North Korea is continuing to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency firms and exchanges, illicit money that is an important source of funding for its nuclear and missile programs, U.N. experts said in a report quoting cyber specialists.

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