DPRK, Mongolia sign memo on science cooperation

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Mongolia on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding here on cooperation in science and technology, the official KCNA news agency reported.

The memorandum was signed between the DPRK's State Science and Technology Commission and Mongolia's Ministry of Education and Science, according to the KCNA.

Also, a delegation led by Kang Sok Ju, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party, left Saturday to visit Mongolia and four European countries -- Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy, the KCNA said.