Russia begins building road bridge to North Korea, PM says

FILE PHOTO: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chairs a meeting of the new government in Moscow, Russia May 15, 2024. Sputnik/Grigory Sysoyev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and North Korea on Wednesday began construction of a road bridge between the two countries that will span the Tumen river, part of an effort to strengthen their strategic partnership, Russia's prime minister said.

The bridge is being built near the existing "Friendship Bridge", a rail bridge which was commissioned in 1959 after the Korean war.