SEOUL: North Korea chief Kim Jong Un exchanged letters with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Oct 12), vowing to advance their ties and wishing him victory over what he referred to as hegemony and strain from imperialists, Pyongyang’s state media KCNA stated.
The letters mark the seventy fifth anniversary of bilateral relations and got here a few month after Kim’s rare trip to Russia throughout which he and Putin discussed military cooperation, including North Korea’s satellite programme, and the war in Ukraine.
In his letter, Kim stated he was extraordinarily glad with their “candid, complete” discussions throughout the go to. He pledged to additional develop relations to a “new top” and wished Putin good luck in resisting Western strain over Ukraine.
“I hope that the Russian folks, who’ve got down to construct a powerful nation, will all the time obtain solely victory and glory of their wrestle to guard the nation’s sovereignty, dignity, safety and peace by crushing the imperialists’ persistent hegemonic coverage and anti-Russia scheme to isolate and stifle it,” Kim stated.
Putin, in his message to Kim, stated their current assembly was extra proof of creating ties.
“I’m satisfied that to implement the agreements will contribute to additional increasing the constructive bilateral cooperation for enhancing the well-being of the peoples of the 2 international locations and making certain safety and stability within the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia as a complete,” he stated.
Kim’s go to has stoked US considerations {that a} revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis may bolster Russia’s navy in Ukraine and supply Kim with missile expertise banned underneath UN resolutions.
Washington has accused has accused North Korea of providing weapons to Russia for its struggle in Ukraine, together with artillery shells, shoulder-fired rockets and missiles.
Pyongyang and Moscow have denied any arms transactions however promised to deepen defence cooperation.
