[North Korea and Russia hold groundbreaking ceremony for border highway bridge construction project] On April 30, local time, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the North Korea-Russia border highway bridge was held simultaneously in the North Korean border city of Rason and the Russian border city of Hassan. North Korean Prime Minister Park Tae-sung and Russian Prime Minister Mishustin attended the groundbreaking ceremony via video in Pyongyang and Moscow respectively. Mishustin said that the Russian-North Korean border highway bridge will contribute to the expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation and will be a symbol of peace and friendship between Russia and North Korea. Park Tae-sung said that the construction project of the North Korea-Russia border highway bridge will contribute to consolidating the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
