(Bloomberg) -- An official delegation from North Korea is in Tehran to attend a trade show and have trade talks with the government and private sector, a spokesman said. 

Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dismissed as “biased and baseless speculation” reports that the visit had a military dimension and said it involved talks on developing bilateral trade.

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