Russian President Vladimir Putin has given more than 70 animals, including a lion and two bears, to the Pyongyang Central Zoo, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology.
“Today I present to my Korean comrades a gift from Vladimir Putin to the Pyongyang Zoo. We have brought more than 70 copies,” said the head of that portfolio, Alexandr Kozlov, in the North Korean capital on Thursday, quoted by his press office.
The minister highlighted that “animals have historically occupied an important place in interstate relations; They are given as a sign of support, kindness and concern.”
Putin’s gift, in addition to the lion and two bears, includes two domesticated yaks, five white cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks.
Kozlov, Russian co-chairman of the Russian-North Korean intergovernmental commission for economic and trade cooperation, highlighted that the Moscow and Pyongyang zoos have been cooperating for 13 years.
Ukraine and its allies have denounced that North Korea has sent soldiers to fight with Russia against kyiv.
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