Despite what looks like rapidly warming ties, the volume of Russia-DPRK trade has fallen sharply so far in 2014.
Data from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency revealed on Thursday showed that, for January-September 2014, Russian exports to the North had fallen 10 percent from the previous year, to a little more than $59 million.
Despite what looks like rapidly warming ties, the volume of Russia-DPRK trade has fallen sharply so far in 2014.
Data from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency revealed on Thursday showed that, for January-September 2014, Russian exports to the North had fallen 10 percent from the previous year, to a little more than $59 million.
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