The signing ceremony took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall here on November 20.

Present there were Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations who is chairman of the DPRK side to the inter-governmental committee, officials concerned, members of the Russian government delegation led by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side to the inter-governmental committee, and Alexandr Matsegora, Russian ambassador to the DPRK.

Yun Jong Ho and Alexandr Kozlov signed the protocol.