Russia will sign an agreement with North Korea to cooperate on electric energy provision to the DPRK, according to a Russian governmental decree issued on Monday.

The new document was approved by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who instructed the country’s foreign and energy ministries to talk further with the North Korean authorities.

The agreement appears focused on increasing electricity supplies to the DPRK, by upgrading the country’s infrastructure and power stations. No details were as yet released on how this would be achieved however.

“The cooperation will be to provide