According to Yonhap:
North Korea sent a delegation to a Russian arms exposition last week, a news report said Tuesday, in an apparent sign of Pyongyang’s continuing interest in trading arms despite U.N. sanctions.
North Korean government officials attended this year’s Oboronexpo held in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, from Aug. 13-17, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported, quoting the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
The annual arms show puts missile systems, tanks, artillery, and other advanced weapons and relevant technologies on display.
More than 300 defense firms from 11 nations took part in the event.
The RFA, a Washington-based network, said it is possible that the North’s participation was aimed at purchasing weapons.
It has not confirmed whether Pyongyang signed any contracts during the expo, however.
The isolated nation is prohibited from weapons trading under U.N. sanctions imposed in response to long-range rocket and nuclear tests.
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N. Korea joins Russian arms expo despite sanctions
Yonhap
2014-8-19
