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Gazprom is resuming talks about constructing a gas pipeline through the hermit kingdom, officials have declared.

The peace talks on the Korean Peninsula between the North and South has laid the groundwork for Moscow to build a pipeline which would go from Vladimir Putin’s superstate into South Korea via the North.

The pipeline would not deliver gas directly into the hermit kingdom, however.

Gazprom’s deputy CEO Vitaly Merkelov told reporters Friday during a meeting in South Korea: “To date, the political situation has been somewhat different, and the South Korean side has asked Gazprom to resume the project, and a series of talks has been held on this issue, and these talks are continuing.”