{
  "id": 14088423,
  "title": "N. Korea, Russia agree to expand cooperation in disaster response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/n-korea-russia-agree-to-expand-cooperation-in-disaster-response",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261013/n-korea-russia-agree-to-expand-cooperation-in-disaster-response"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea and Russia have agreed to expand their cooperation on disaster management for the next three years, according to the North's state media. The agreement was signed by Kim Chol-nam, the North's minister of disaster management, and Aleksandr Kurenkov, the Russian minister of extraordinary situations, in Pyongyang. The two countries plan to boost their collaboration in disaster response from 2027 to 2029, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The agreement was reached after discussions on sharing successes and experiences in preventing disasters and increasing bilateral exchange and cooperation. Russian emergency ministry officials visited Pyongyang the previous day to meet with their North Korean counterparts and discuss ways to deepen disaster management cooperation. This comes after a similar agreement on specialist training and scientific and technical cooperation was signed between the Russian ministry and the North's corresponding ministry in December.",
  "summary": "North Korea and Russia have signed an agreement to expand bilateral cooperation on disaster management for the next three years, the North's state media reported Tuesday. Kim Chol-nam, the North's minister of disaster management, and Aleksandr Kurenkov, the Russian minister of extraordinary situations, signed the agreement in Pyongyang the previous day to boost cooperation on the matter from…",
  "key_points": [
    "North Korea and Russia agree to expand disaster response cooperation for 2027-2029.",
    "Kim Chol-nam and Aleksandr Kurenkov sign the agreement in Pyongyang.",
    "Russian emergency ministry officials visited Pyongyang to discuss deeper collaboration."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding disaster management cooperation through 2029 builds on recent technical agreements to deepen the institutional ties and bilateral exchanges between the Russian and North Korean emergency ministries.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea, Russia agree to expand cooperation in disaster response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/n-korea-russia-agree-to-expand-cooperation-in-disaster-response-14091191",
        "published": "2026-10-13T01:29:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea, Russia agree to expand cooperation in disaster response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/n-korea-russia-agree-to-expand-cooperation-in-disaster-response-14091639",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:07:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}