Russia Approves Internship North Korean Doctor At Moscow Hospital And Modernizes Pharmacy

Illustration of Russia and North Korea. (Twitter/@mfa_russia)

JAKARTA - Russia has agreed to continue with North Korean doctors' internships at Moscow hospitals and assist the country in modernizing its pharmaceutical products, including antibiotics, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang said on Tuesday.

The Russian Embassy revealed the agreement on its Facebook account, citing the meeting of the Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexandr Matsegora with Deputy Minister of Public Health Jon Sol-ryong, quoted from The Korea Times 25 March.

The embassy said that during the visit of Deputy Minister of Health Jon Sol-ryong, Russia agreed to allow doctors from Pyongyang to continue their internships at leading medical centers in Moscow in various fields, including cardiology and oncology.

Furthermore, Moscow also agreed to assist in modernizing North Korea's pharmaceuticals, particularly the production of modern antibiotics, according to the embassy.

In addition, both parties also discussed establishing a new medical institution in North Korea, while Pyongyang expressed its willingness to share information about its drugs, the embassy noted, adding that Deputy Minister of Health Jon Sol-ryong agreed to maintain contacts to implement the agreement.

Deputy Minister of Health Jon Sol-ryong returned to North Korea on Monday after his visit to Russia, accompanied by a working-level delegation from his ministry, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the public health sector.