SEOUL: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with North Korean chief Kim Jong Un and agreed to spice up navy cooperation between the 2 remoted nations, Pyongyang state media mentioned Saturday (Nov 30).
America and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine, with specialists saying Kim is raring to realize superior expertise, and battle expertise for his troops, in return.
Kim, who met Belousov on Friday, blasted the latest choice by Western powers to allow Kyiv to strike inside Russia with their weapons, saying it constituted a “direct navy intervention within the battle”, in response to KCNA.
“It’s an train of the fitting to self-defence for Russia to take resolute motion to make the hostile forces pay the worth,” Kim was quoted as saying.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim signed a strategic partnership treaty in June that obligates each states to supply navy help “immediately” within the case of an assault on the opposite and collectively oppose Western sanctions.
KCNA mentioned Saturday that Belousov’s go to “would drastically contribute to bolstering up the defence capabilities of the 2 international locations and … selling the pleasant, mutual cooperation and growth of the relations between the 2 armies”.
Belousov, in an announcement, expressed gratitude for the 2 international locations’ deep bonds and praised North Korea’s “completely impartial international coverage”.
