N. Korea, Russia discuss ways to expand exchanges in education

What happened: North Korean Education Minister Ri Yong-chol and Russian counterpart Sergey Kravtsov met in Pyongyang and discussed expanding education exchanges, KCNA reported. Why it matters: The two nations signed a supplementary agreement to establish and operate a Russian education center under a partnership between Pyongyang University of Education No. 2 and Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University, amid widening cooperation since the defense treaty.

North Korea and Russia discussed expanding education exchanges, signaling bilateral engagement.

North Korea and Russia discussed expanding education exchanges, signaling bilateral engagement. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.