Inaugural Pyongyang-Moscow direct flight

Inaugural Pyongyang-Moscow direct flight

Russian Natural Resources and Ecology Minister Alexander Kozlov (L), accompanied by North Korea's External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong-ho, arrives at the international airport in Pyongyang on July 28, 2025, via the first direct flight linking Moscow to the North Korean capital, operated by Nordwind Airlines, amid a strengthening of ties between the two nations, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Kozlov also serves as the chairman of the Russian side to the North Korea-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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