Russia: We support all the actions of North Korea to confront the West
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News quoted by Tass, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a meeting with the North’s Foreign Minister Choi Sun Hui, emphasized that Moscow will resolutely reject all Pyongyang’s actions to counter the aggressive policies of the West. support does.
The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea also emphasized the firm commitment of the two countries to the implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement.
The statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry about this meeting states that “strategic consultations between the foreign ministers of the two countries play an important role in the development and expansion of bilateral relations; which expresses the strategic partnership of society between Russia and North Korea.”
According to what is stated in this statement, “the two sides also agreed that strategic consultations between the foreign ministers of the two countries, as well as dialogue and exchange of views between the foreign ministers of the two sides at all levels It is certain to continue.”
North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Sun Hui, during his trip to Moscow, emphasized the country’s continued support for Russia in the Ukraine war.
The statements of the foreign minister of North Korea have been made at the same time as the West claims about sending more than 10,000 troops from Pyongyang to Moscow in order to help Russia in the war in Ukraine.
North Korea’s top diplomat has said the country has no doubts about the “wise leadership” of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, deepened the relationship between the two countries by signing a strategic partnership agreement this summer.
After meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, the North Korean Foreign Minister said: “We will continue to firmly stand by our Russian friends until the day of victory.”
He also pledged that North Korea will continue to develop its nuclear arsenal. Neither North Korea nor Russia have confirmed the sending of troops from Pyongyang to Moscow, and the senior diplomats of the two countries did not mention this issue in bilateral negotiations. Lavrov, however, praised the “very close relations between the military and special forces” of Russia and North Korea.
North Korean counterpart Lavrov further emphasized the need to continue deepening relations between the two countries based on the agreement signed in June, which includes the clause on “mutual defense”.
South Korea and its western allies, especially the United States and NATO, have claimed that Pyongyang has sent troops to Russia based on this agreement to help the country in the war against Ukraine. Some intelligence sources in Seoul claim that these forces have been deployed in the Kursk region of Russia, parts of which are under the control of Kiev.