MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Previously Pyongyang and Dandong were connected only via train, with the trip taking about six hours. The flights are operated by the North Korean state airline Air Koryo on Tuesdays and Fridays, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported.
The state-owned North Korean airline also operates regular flights to the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenyang.
Since the beginning of 2016, North Korea carried out a number of missile launches and nuclear tests, prompting worldwide criticism, including from Beijing. As a result, the UN Security Council tightened the sanctions regime for North Korea in an attempt to force Pyongyang to stop ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests, including imposing a measure intended to affect the country’s trade, export of natural resources, arms trade and banking sector.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said last week that the "blind" sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear activities are unable to help overcome tensions on the Korean peninsula, since dialogue is necessary to solve this long-standing and complex issue.
Earlier in March, US President Donald Trump said Chinese authorities have done "little to help," to address the threat posed by the North Korean nuclear program.
