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Russia and North Korea open first road link across their shared border
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Russia and North Korea open first road link across their shared border
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road link across their shared border, part of deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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Russia and North Korea have opened their first road link across the shared border between the two countries, aimed at boosting trade, economic and technological cooperation.
The move comes amid deepening ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, which have expanded cooperation across trade, labour and defence-related sectors in recent years.
The two countries share a short land border in the Far East, near the point where Russia, North Korea and China meet.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
Remember these
- Russia-North Korea relations
- border infrastructure
- Far East geography
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How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Russia-North Korea relations, border infrastructure, Far East geography
Mains
Use as an example in GA answers (GS1/GS2 - Geography & International Relations: Russia-North Korea ties, border geography).
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Russia and North Korea share a short land border in the Far East, close to the tripoint where their territory meets which third country?
- Mongolia
- Japan
- South Korea
- China
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Answer: D — The Russia-North Korea border lies near the Tumen River area, close to the tripoint where Russia, North Korea and China meet.
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