North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's natural resources minister Alexander Kozlov to discuss expanding cooperation in trade, science, and technology for the development and prosperity of both countries. A delegation from the Russian army's Military Academy of the General Staff arrived in Pyongyang, while a Pyongyang city council committee delegation left for Russia. This exchange between Pyongyang and Moscow coincided with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol urging the two countries to end their military cooperation at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.