Kim Jong Il’s visit to Moscow on August 20 is sparking interest for the future of economic cooperation between the two countries.

According to the KCNA， Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed interest to increase trilateral cooperation between the ROK-DPRK-Russia in the gas， energy， and railroad sectors. In the message sent from Medvedev to mark the 66th anniversary of independence from Japanese colonial rule， “plans to expand cooperation with the DPRK and the ROK in gas， energy， and railroad industry” were emphasized.

The cooperation projects are evaluated to have “great economic and political significance contributing to the stability in Northeast Asia and denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”

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