Published November 29,2024
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Military cooperation with North Korea is “expanding,” in keeping with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, who met with North Korean counterpart No Kwang Chol in Pyongyang on Friday.
“We look forward to close and fruitful cooperation with our Korean comrades,” Russian TASS news company quoted Belousov as saying.
Moscow is “committed to implementing” all agreements reached with Pyongyang, he added.
The Russian protection chief arrived in Pyongyang following North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui’s current go to to Moscow, the place she met with each her counterpart and President Vladimir Putin.
During her journey, Choe pledged that Pyongyang would “powerfully support and assist the Russian army” till its victory in Ukraine.
Belousov’s go to to Pyongyang comes amid claims by the U.S., South Korea, and Ukraine that North Korea has despatched hundreds of troops to Russia to help Moscow in its combat in opposition to Ukraine.
However, neither Pyongyang nor Moscow have confirmed or denied the claims.
In June, Pyongyang and Moscow signed a complete strategic partnership settlement that requires them to supply navy help to 1 one other within the occasion of third-party aggression.
Last week, South Korea’s spy company claimed that North Korea had provided Russia with further self-propelled howitzers and rocket launchers.
Source: www.anews.com.tr