A delegation from North Korea’s education ministry is visiting Russia to discuss expanding the quota of DPRK students at Russian institutions, in what one expert called a likely “ploy” to evade sanctions and hire more workers.
The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang reported that Ambassador Alexander Matsegora saw off the delegation led by DPRK Education Minister Kim Sung Du, which departed Pyongyang for Vladivostok on Friday.
A delegation from North Korea’s education ministry is visiting Russia to discuss expanding the quota of DPRK students at Russian institutions, in what one expert called a likely “ploy” to evade sanctions and hire more workers.
The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang reported that Ambassador Alexander Matsegora saw off the delegation led by DPRK Education Minister Kim Sung Du, which departed Pyongyang for Vladivostok on Friday.
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