Russian officials visit N. Korea to discuss Rajin-Khasan project
- 6 years ago
Officials from North Korea and Russia met in Pyongyang last week to discuss economic cooperation.
Moscow's embassy in North Korea posted on its Facebook page... that a Russian delegation from RasonConTrans met with Pyongyang's senior railway official and discussed the Rajin-Khasan project.
RasonConTrans is a joint venture cargo transport company established by Russia's railroad corporation and North Korea's Rajin Port in 2008.
The Rajin-Khasan project involves South Korea, North Korea and Russia--- Russian coal is brought by railway from Russia's Khasan to North Korea's Rajin port and then down to South Korea by cargo ship.
Seoul's northern economic cooperation committee has also visited Pyongyang this month to discuss this project with North Korean and Russian officials.
Moscow's embassy in North Korea posted on its Facebook page... that a Russian delegation from RasonConTrans met with Pyongyang's senior railway official and discussed the Rajin-Khasan project.
RasonConTrans is a joint venture cargo transport company established by Russia's railroad corporation and North Korea's Rajin Port in 2008.
The Rajin-Khasan project involves South Korea, North Korea and Russia--- Russian coal is brought by railway from Russia's Khasan to North Korea's Rajin port and then down to South Korea by cargo ship.
Seoul's northern economic cooperation committee has also visited Pyongyang this month to discuss this project with North Korean and Russian officials.