US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemened “deepening military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea, State Department mentioned on Friday.
In a cellphone name with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, Blinken reaffirmed the significance of the “ironclad” US-South Korea alliance in selling peace, safety, and prosperity world wide, Spokesperson Matthew Miller mentioned in an announcement.
“The Secretary condemned deepening military cooperation between the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and Russia, including ongoing arms transfers that violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions,” mentioned the assertion.
“Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Cho also agreed to continue working together to address the complex and evolving security challenges posed by the DPRK, as well to support peace and stability in the South China Sea,” it added.
Blinken additionally thanked Cho for South Korea’s continued help of Ukraine.
The cellphone name got here after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s go to to North Korea this week, the place Moscow and Pyongyang made a dedication to offering army help to one another, if both of them is attacked.
Source: www.anews.com.tr