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FILE - Russia's natural resources minister Alexander Kozlov, right, is greeted by Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations, as the Russian delegation leave Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, on Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

FILE - Russia's natural resources minister Alexander Kozlov, right, is greeted by Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations, as the Russian delegation leave Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, on Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea’s Foreign Minister of Economic Affairs Yoon Chung-ho, center right and Russia’s minister of natural resources and ecology Alexandr Kozlov, center left, shake hands at the signing ceremony of the protocol of the 11th meeting of the North Korea-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade, Economy and Science and Technology Cooperation at Pyongyang , North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea’s Foreign Minister of Economic Affairs Yoon Chung-ho, center right and Russia’s minister of natural resources and ecology Alexandr Kozlov, center left, shake hands at the signing ceremony of the protocol of the 11th meeting of the North Korea-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Trade, Economy and Science and Technology Cooperation at Pyongyang , North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea’s Foreign Minister of Economic Affairs Yoon Chung-ho sees off Russia’s minister of natural resources and ecology Alexandr Kozlov, left, at Pyongyang International Airport, North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea’s Foreign Minister of Economic Affairs Yoon Chung-ho sees off Russia’s minister of natural resources and ecology Alexandr Kozlov, left, at Pyongyang International Airport, North Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)