Iran Focus, Tehran, 27 May 2011

May 27 – North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun on Thursday announced his country was keen on further economic ties with Iran.

He made the comments during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Bali, the official Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Friday.

Salehi said Iran was on a common path with North Korea that would boost economic and commercial ties between the two countries.