The North Korean leader has been steadfast in his support for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, including, Washington says, supplying rockets and missiles.ĭuring the visit, he told Shoigu “about the weapons and equipment which were invented and produced” under North Korea’s national defence plan and “repeatedly expressed belief that the Russian army and people would achieve big successes”, KCNA added. Kim and Shoigu also visited a weaponry exhibition where the Russian minister was shown “new-type weapons and equipment,” KCNA said in a separate dispatch. The meeting “serves as an important occasion in further developing the strategic and traditional DPRK-Russia relations as required by the new century,” it added. “The talk proceeded in a cordial atmosphere overflowing with militant friendship,” it said. “Recollecting with deep emotion the history of deep-rooted DPRK-Russia friendship,” Kim and Shoigu discussed “matters of mutual concern in the field of national defence and security and on the regional and international security environment,” KCNA said. Russia, a historic ally of North Korea, is one of a handful of nations with which Pyongyang maintains friendly relations. Pyongyang on Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the July 27, 1953, Korean War armistice, which ended open hostilities and is celebrated in the country as Victory Day. Kim had “a friendly talk” with Shoigu, who gave Kim “an autographed letter” from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. Kim Jong Un met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang ahead of a key Korean War anniversary, state media said Thursday, the North Korean leader’s first known foreign guest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu meets his North Korean counterpart Kang Sun Nam in Pyongyang on July 26 - Copyright Russian Defence Ministry/AFP Handout
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