DPRK, Russia release press statements on FM strategic dialog

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DPRK, Russia release press statements on FM strategic dialog

2024-11-02 19:39 Last Updated At：21:07

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Russian Federation on Saturday released press statements, respectively, on the common grounds reached during a strategic dialog between their foreign ministers in Moscow on Friday.

The press release by the Korean Central News Agency said that during the dialog between DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the two sides expressed the common understanding that "the root cause of ever-escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia and other parts of the world lies in the provocations of the United States and its vassal countries."

The foreign ministers of the DPRK and Russia agreed to hold more dialogs between external policy organs of the two countries, including the ministerial strategic dialog, at various levels, it said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry's press release said that during the strategic consultations, the two ministers "had a thorough exchange of opinions on the practical issues of developing the bilateral relations."

The Russian side expressed "full support of the measures being taken by the state leadership of the DPRK to contain the aggressive policy of the United States and its satellites," and to ensure peace and stability in the region, it said.

It also said that the foreign ministers' strategic consultations "make an important contribution to further development and expansion of the bilateral relations in line with the comprehensive strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the DPRK."

Second black box found at plane crash site near Aktau: Kazakh official

2024-12-27 03:02 Last Updated At：06:17

The second black box has been found at the plane crash site near Aktau and handed over to the investigation department, according to a Kazakh official from transport department on Thursday.

The Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Of all the 67 people on board, 38 were killed in the crash, and 29 survivors including two children were pulled from the wreckage, Kazakh authorities said on Wednesday.

According to the official, interviews have been carried out with victims, ground service workers and all witnesses to this incident. Radio communication recordings between the crew and dispatchers have been retrieved, and the investigation of the crash site, covering more than 4,000 square meters, is underway.

Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on Thursday during a press conference that the cause of the plane crash remains unknown and is still under investigation.

Bozumbayev said that Kazakhstan is in contact with the relevant departments from Azerbaijan. He said Kazakhstan does not have an official version of the accident, and neither Russia nor Azerbaijan has provided one.