INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North&s official media said on Wednesday
in a rare public report of an exchange between the two countries believed to have secret military ties, Reuters reported.The minister for
external economic relations, Yun Jong Ho, left Pyongyang on Tuesday by air leading a ministry delegation to visit Iran, the North&s KCNA
It gave no other detail.North Korea and Iran have long been suspected of cooperating on ballistic missile programmes, possibly exchanging
technical expertise and components that went into their manufacture, read the report.Iran has provided a large number of ballistic missiles
to Russia for use in its war with Ukraine, Reuters reported in February.North Korea is also suspected of supplying Russia with missiles and
artillery, although both countries have denied the allegation.Yun has previously worked on the country&s ties with Syria, according to South
Korean government database.Yun has been active in the country&s increasing exchanges with Russia, earlier this month leading a delegation to
visit Moscow, according to KCNA.The post North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip first appeared on Ariana News.
