\nNorth Korea on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to further strengthening ties with Russia on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the first-ever summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
Kim and Putin held their first summit in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019, and also met at Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in September last year.<\/p>\n
“It is the consistent stand of the DPRK government to attach utmost importance to the DPRK-Russia relations and invariably develop the tradition of deep-rooted friendship,” North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Im Chon-il said in an English-language statement uploaded on the ministry’s website.<\/p>\n
DPRK stands for the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n
The official said the two nations have strengthened their cooperation and extended full support to each other on the “common front to smash the military threats and provocations, and high-handed and arbitrary practices of the imperi
\nalists.”<\/p>\n
“The DPRK-Russia relations rooted in comradeship and militant unity will steadily develop into the invincible comradely relations and the eternal strategic relations,” Im said.<\/p>\n
Im also reiterated the North’s support for Russia in its war with Ukraine and pledged to stand aside the Russian military.<\/p>\n
Ties between Pyongyang and Moscow have significantly deepened following last year’s summit, spawning speculation over their arms deal for Russia’s use in the war.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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