The deepening of Russia-North Korea strategic cooperation/ alarm bells sounded in Seoul

report Mehr News Agency quoted by the Financial Times, the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and the meeting with Kim Jong Un, the leader of this country and the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement, the reaction of South Korea and Japan brought with it.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea expressed regret for the strategic cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, and announced that this cooperation should not overshadow regional peace and stability, and further He claimed that the partnership of these two countries is in conflict with the resolutions of the Security Council.

The statement said: After a comprehensive analysis of Putin’s visit to North Korea and their comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement, any action related to this partnership that our security If the international community, including our allies, threatens us, we will respond decisively.

Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet also criticized and attacked this partnership, saying that “considering the security atmosphere around our country and the region, that the President of Russia He did not rule out cooperation with North Korea in the field of military technology, which is very worrying for Tokyo

Putin visited Pyongyang after 24 years. This trip was after the North Korean leader’s visit to Russia last year, during which Kim Jong-un visited the most advanced missile site in Moscow.

Financial Times reported in March that Russia has started shipping oil directly to North Korea in exchange for ballistic missiles and millions of warheads!