-It was revealed that officials from the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, pushed their handcarts and returned home across the border of the Tuman River.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released photos and videos through Facebook on the 26th, revealing that eight people, including Russian embassy employees and their families, crossed the border crossing the Tuman River Bridge.
The photos and videos show adults pushing a cart full of luggage and three children sitting on chairs installed on the cart. They moved with the main documents of the consulate and several suitcases and boxes containing household items on the cart.
The wagon was built in advance to carry and load children. It is a manual wagon that only moves by’manpower’.
Photo = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia–Eight people, including the family of Vladislav Sorokin, the third-class secretary of the embassy in Pyongyang, and the embassy staff, were unable to use the train due to the prevention of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and returned in this form.
North Korea has been blocking human exchanges with foreign countries such as China and Russia after the outbreak of Corona 19.
Russian diplomatic authorities said, “They departed from Pyongyang by train and vehicle for about 34 hours and arrived at Nasun, the border of North Hamgyeong Province. . He added, “They met a colleague who was waiting at Hassan Station in Maritime Province and moved to Vladivostok Airport.”
The specific reason for returning to Korea was not disclosed. However, after the spread of Corona 19, it is known that a large number of diplomats and expatriates of international organizations have left Pyongyang. NK News, a media specializing in North Korea, cited a source saying, “The Russian embassy and party are the first foreigners to leave North Korea this year.” “Inside North Korea, border control is not expected to be lifted until 2022.”
Video = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia–
Yeonje Jang, reporter at Donga.com [email protected]
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