The president of North Korea met the Russian president in what was the Asian leader’s first trip in four years. In addition, there was talk about a possible arms agreement.
The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, He traveled internationally this Tuesday for the first time in four years and met for several hours with his pair of Russia, Vladimir Putin: ”A toast to the future strengthening of cooperation and friendship between our countries.”
The North Korean president, for his part, described the relationship between the two countries as a “top priority” in terms of foreign policy, while making clear his “total and unconditional support” to the Kremlin on the “anti-imperialist” front.
After the meeting, Kim Jong-un expressed his unconditional support for the Russian government: “We have always expressed our full and unconditional support for all measures adopted by the Russian government and I take this opportunity to affirm that we will always be with him.”
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North Korea stirs up war between Russia and Ukraine
Far from calming the waters over the war between Russia and Ukraine, the North Korean leader predicts a great victory for the Russian army: “We are convinced that The Russian army and the Russian people will undoubtedly win a great victory in the sacred struggle to punish the gathering of evil.”
”Our visit comes at a time when a fierce confrontation is taking place on the international scene between progress and reaction, justice and injustice,” he added.
In that sense, Kim reiterated a deep conviction “that the heroic Russian army and people will be brilliant heirs of the tradition of victory (…) on the fronts of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
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Possible arms deal between Russia and Korea?
Although the Korean president confirmed his meeting with Vladimir Putin, Neither of the two governments confirmed the existence of a possible arms treaty in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory. “No, we cannot (confirm it), we have nothing to say on this issue”declared a week ago Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
However, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu did declare that they would discuss with North Korea the possibility of organizing joint military exercises: “We discussed it with everyone, including North Korea. Why not? They are our neighbors.”
Source: Ambito
