India extends medical assistance to North Korea

In response to a request received from the World Health Organisation (WHO), India has extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea. The medical assistance is under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in DPRK.

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Key-Points

India and North Korea have growing trade and diplomatic relations. India maintains an embassy in Pyongyang, and North Korea has an embassy in New Delhi.

India is a critic of North Korea’s nuclear proliferation record and has also voiced concerns of denuclearization and disarmament over its military relationship with Pakistan.

India has repeatedly condemned North Korean nuclear tests and views its nuclear programme as a threat to regional security.