Russia opened on Sunday, 27, a regular air connection between Moscow (Russian capital) and Pyongyang (capital of North Korea), in a movement that reflects the increasingly narrow ties between the two countries.
The first flight operated by Russian airline Nordwind took off from the Sheremethevo de Moscow airport, carrying more than 400 passengers. The Russian Ministry of Transport said there will be a flight per month to meet the demand.
Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov, who visited North Korea’s new beach Wons-Kalma, earlier this month, to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, promised to encourage Russian tourists to visit the complex.
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The resort, which can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is at the center of Kim’s impulse to increase tourism to improve their country’s economy. North Korea has slowly relieving the restrictions imposed during the pandemic and reopening its borders in phases. But the country did not say if it would completely resume international tourism.
Regular flights between the eastern port city of Russia of Vladivostok and Pyongyang were reopened in 2023 after a break caused by coronavirus pandemic. Russia and North Korea have significantly expanded military ties and others in recent years, with Pyongyang providing weapons and troops to support Russia’s military action in Ukraine.
