North Korean leader’s reaction to Putin’s visit to Pyongyang
report Mehr News Agency, according to Business Standard, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 12, Russia’s National Day, expanding relations between He praised Pyongyang and Moscow.
After Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia in September last year and meeting with Putin, economic-military relations and other cooperation between the two countries increased greatly.
The United States, South Korea and their other partners claim that North Korea sent Moscow cannons, missiles and other conventional weapons in order to help Russia in its war with Ukraine. Instead, it has received help in the field of advanced military and economic technologies. Pyongyang and Moscow have rejected these claims.
Kim Jong-un, in an effort to strengthen North Korea’s position in the region and create a united front against the United States, has always worked to improve and strengthen relations with Russia and China. . During his meeting with Putin in September last year at the main Russian missile launch site, Kim invited the president of this country to visit Pyongyang at an appropriate time.
Today, the leader of North Korea sent a congratulatory message to Putin at the same time as Russia’s National Day. The North Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim’s congratulatory message and wrote: Thanks to our important meeting at the “Vostochny” space base, the friendly and interactive relations between North Korea and Russia have become an unbreakable bond of friendship.
Kim’s message comes as media reports say Putin is expected to visit North Korea next week. If this trip is confirmed, the third meeting between Kim and Putin will be held. Their first meeting took place in “Vladivostok” in April 2019.
