
North Korea officials visit Iran in rare public trip
Voice of America
FILE - Yun Jong Ho, right, North Korean external economic relations minister, is shown at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Yun is leading a delegation to visit Iran on April 23, 2024.
A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a rare public report of an exchange between the two countries believed to have secret military ties.

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