According to the state news agency KCNA, after the XI Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science, and Technology, Kozlov paid a courtesy visit to Kim Tok Hun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Labor Party and Deputy Chairman of the State Affairs Committee.

In a friendly atmosphere, the two leaders discussed the importance of closer ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, in line with the wishes of their top leaders, Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin.

Additionally, Kozlov officially presented several animals to Kim Tok Hun that President Putin had sent to enhance the collection of the Korean Central Zoo.

The meeting was also attended by DPRK Minister of Economic Relations with Foreign Affairs Yun Jong Ho, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu, and Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Alexandr Matsegora.

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