2023-09-12 22:07:00
Moscow. September 13. INTERFAX.RU – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that his visit to the Russian Federation is a sign of the strategic nature of relations between both countries, the Yonhap agency reports, citing official North Korean media.
Reports note that Kim Jong-un, speaking regarding his trip to the Russian Federation, called it “clear evidence (…) of the strategic importance” of bilateral relations.
The Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) clarifies that Kim Jong-un reported this at Khasan station in the Primorsky Territory, where he was met early on Tuesday morning by the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation Alexander Kozlov, the Governor of Primorye Oleg Kozhemyako and other officials who greeted him. as the closest friend of the Russian people.”
KCNA notes that the purpose of the North Korean leader’s visit is “to develop relations of friendship and cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation” at a new high level.
The North Korean leader said that he was glad to visit Russia once more following four years.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources presented Kim Jong-un with a souvenir.
KCNA explains that Kim Jong-un then “went to the place of the visit.”
The meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the DPRK Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un will take place in the Far East, the location has not yet been announced, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov previously told reporters.
As reported, Kim Jong-un left for Russia by train on Sunday. Representatives of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, as well as North Korean military leaders, are traveling with him.
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