This picture taken on November 24, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on November 25, 2024 shows Russia's Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev (centre L) and North Korea's Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Kim Il Kuk (centre R) signing a "2025 Sports Exchange Protocol" during their meeting in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE --- / (Photo by STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP via Getty Images)