Russia to help modernize N.Korean railways with 25 billion dollars over the next 20 years.

[senheiser]

Russia to help modernize N.Korean railways - News - NHK WORLD - English
Oct. 22, 2014 - Updated 09:28 UTC+2
Russia has agreed to help modernize 3,500 kilometers of North Korea's railways at a cost of 25 billion dollars over the next 20 years.

Russia's Minister of Far East Development, Alexander Galushka, made the agreement with North Korea's Foreign Trade Minister Ri Ryong Nam in a ceremony at a Pyongyang train station on Tuesday.

The Russian side said the project will help expand bilateral ties.

In July, Russia built a coal export terminal in North Korea's Rason special economic zone as an outlet for Russian resources to Asia and elsewhere.

Observers say Russia aims to strengthen ties with Asian countries to offset the cooling of its relations with the West over Ukraine.

 

[jha]

Good for North Koreans. Russia deserves praise for helping North Koreans.

 

[DeVice]

North Korea should be liberated.

Not encouraged.

 

[senheiser]

North Korea should be liberated.

Not encouraged.

from what?

 

[MarkovChain]

from what?

From dear leader's family who've oppressed them for 70 years holding them back economically?

 

[senheiser]

From dear leader's family who've oppressed them for 70 years holding them back economically?

do you know north korea? do you know what their economic size really is? nope

 

[MarkovChain]

do you know north korea? do you know what their economic size really is? nope

I don't think anybody does. That's the problem.

 

[Aepsilons]

Good news for North Korea and Russia.