Russia and North Korea open the first road link across shared border
- On Monday, Russia and North Korea marked the completion of their first vehicle bridge across the Tumen River, casting the structure as an important milestone in their strategic partnership.
- Construction began 1.5 years ago following an agreement between President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un during a 2024 summit, as bilateral relations intensified since the 2022 war in Ukraine.
- The $100 million project by TonnelYuzhStroi spans the Tumen River as part of a 4.7-km crossing facility, featuring 10 lanes with capacity to process 300 vehicles and 2,850 people daily.
- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin joined counterpart Pak Thae Song remotely for the ceremony, stating the infrastructure will provide a "powerful impetus" for trade, economic, scientific, and cultural cooperation.
- Despite the ceremony, it remains unclear when the bridge will open to vehicle traffic, while the existing Korea-Russia Friendship Bridge has served as the sole link between the two countries since 1959.
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Russia and North Korea, countries that share only 20 kilometers of border, inaugurated a bridge this Monday that joins them for the first time by road.
A new bridge on the river Toumannaïa now allows to connect the two countries by road with a capacity of 300 vehicles per day Russia and North Korea inaugurated Monday by
Russia and North Korea open the first road link across shared border – WTOP News
Russia and North Korea opened the first road bridge across their shared border on Monday, a development Russian officials hailed as boosting the nations’ deepening ties. The bridge over the Tumen River is 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) long and has two lanes and will allow up to 300 vehicles a day to pass through a...
Bridge began to be built in 2024 and came to complement the existing railway bridge built in the 1950s. Moscow and Pyongyang are closer since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Bridge began to be built in 2024 and came to complement the existing railway bridge built in the 1950s. Moscow and Pyongyang are closer since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
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