MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Khabarovsk Territory and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) could undertake joint agricultural projects, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong said Tuesday.
Ri Su-yong stated at a meeting with Khabarovsk Territory Governor Vyacheslav Shport that agriculture is the most promising field for North Korean cooperation and that they aim at developing long-term projects. In turn, Governor Shport noted that he also considered agricultural cooperation projects to be promising and also suggested developing ties in culture and sports.
According to Ri Su-yong, Qatar agreed to grant North Korea a loan to be used for agricultural development, to be used to acquire equipment for processing agricultural products.
DPRK's foreign minister arrived in Khabarovsk Territory and met with its governor on Tuesday. In Khabarovsk, he plans to visit the Baltika brewery and a meat processing plant. Ri Su-yong has already visited Moscow and the Amur Region as part of his 10-day visit. He also plans to visit Primorsky Territory and Sakhalin Region.
Currently, the Khabarovsk Region has 15 companies employing North Korean citizens working mainly in construction, forestry and trade. In 2013, the trade turnover between Khabarovsk Territory and the DPRK was less than 1 percent of the region's total foreign trade turnover.