North Korea dispatches military training delegation to Russia

Move comes after Pyongyang and Moscow seal strategic partnership

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A North Korean general, left, greets the president of Kim Il Sung Military University, Kim Kum Chol, as his delegation leaves Pyongyang airport on July 8. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The People's Army of North Korea has sent an elite military training delegation to Russia, the Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday, the first announcement of a military exchange involving Pyongyang since the two countries concluded a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in June.

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