The minister explained: “We reiterate that we always stand by our Russian comrades until Victory Day.”
He was the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov He and his North Korean counterpart held talks in Moscow on Friday, and praised the “close relations” between the armies of the two countries.
Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang denied Western accusations that thousands of North Korean soldiers were sent to… Russiato participate in the Ukraine war.
Lavrov said after the talks: “Close relations have been established between the two armies and the intelligence services of the two countries,” adding: “This will enable finding solutions to achieve important security goals for our citizens and your citizens.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier: “The meeting began at Yaroslavsky train station” in Moscow, adding that the talks will continue at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s headquarters.
Pictures of Lavrov were published alongside Son Hui, who was carrying a bouquet of flowers at the station.
Zakharova reported that the two ministers inaugurated a memorial commemorating a visit by former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung to the Soviet Union in 1949.
On the front
- I mentioned US 8,000 North Korean soldiers are receiving training in Russia and could be deployed to fight in… Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, in statements he made to South Korean media, denounced what he said was “the lack of action by his country’s allies in the face of the deployment of North Korean forces.”
- Russia has sought to deepen its relations with North Korea since it began its military operation in Ukraine.
- When he visited Pyongyang over the summer, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual aid agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.