Ilyushin said Twin Otter is a very versatile plane capable of taking off and landing on field airstrips with the length of only 600m.

Park has vowed a tough response to any N. Korean provocations but has also worked to build trust and encourage dialogue.

The Taliban rejected two previous presidential elections but this was the first time they have publicly boycotted the 2014 poll.

The airport is open and commercial flights are operating. There are no current plans for U.S. government-sponsored evacuations.

Thousands of people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an armed revolt against Indian rule erupted in 1989.

“We will certainly discuss regional issues…including the “Syrian scenario” and the “Afghan scenario,” Anatoly Antonov said.

Charging Pervez Musharraf would be unprecedented in a country ruled by the military for half of its 66-year history.