North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed his country's close ties with Russia, sending a congratulatory message to President Vladimir Putin on Russia’s National Day and expressing full support for Moscow’s domestic and foreign policies, according to state news agency KCNA.
KCNA reported Kim as saying relations between the two countries are growing stronger and evolving into a formal alliance based on their comprehensive strategic partnership treaty.
In his message, Kim pledged that North Korea would “always be with” Russia, highlighting the deepening cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.
The statement reflects the increasingly close relationship between the two countries, which has expanded significantly since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
To commemorate Russia’s national day, Russian and North Korean officials took part in ceremonies honouring fallen Soviet soldiers.
KCNA reported that delegations visited a monument and cemetery dedicated to Soviet Army fighters, while the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang hosted a reception attended by senior North Korean officials.
The events underscored the growing diplomatic and symbolic ties between the two nations.
Relations between Russia and North Korea have intensified amidst reports that Pyongyang has provided military support for Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine.
North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to assist Russian forces, according to officials and intelligence assessments from several countries.
Meanwhile, the United States and South Korea have accused North Korea of supplying artillery shells, missiles, and other military equipment for use in the conflict. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied allegations of weapons transfers.
The two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty during Putin’s visit to Pyongyang in June 2024, formalising closer cooperation across political, economic and security sectors.
As part of that growing partnership, Russia and North Korea also agreed to construct a key land bridge linking the two countries.
The bridge, which is expected to be completed on 19 June, is seen as a major infrastructure project that could strengthen economic ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Analysts say the connection may increase trade and transportation links while potentially giving North Korea additional opportunities to bypass international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.
The project is expected to become another symbol of the rapidly expanding partnership between the two countries as they continue to deepen cooperation despite growing international criticism.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will travel to Tehran on Sunday (4 October) for talks with Iranian officials, with regional cooperation a...
Health advice now reaches people through social media, fitness apps, wearable technology and AI. From detoxes and protein-focused diets to ski...
The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday (4 October) as Ger...
The co-pilot of Israel bound flydubai flight attempted to carry out a “terrorist attack” with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday.
Hammam al-Hammami, the Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of an Israel-bound flight on Wednesday in a suspected terrorist attack, was banned from flying by Oman over concerns about his radical views, U.S. media reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Two Iranian nationals have been charged in Britain with preparing a suspected terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in northern England, police said on Friday (2 October).
A major bridge across the Dnipro river in Kyiv was hit in a Russian air attack on Saturday, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko said, as strikes on the capital's infrastructure continue.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev warned against interference from outside actors in remarks at the 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party in Baku on Friday 2 October.
The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday (4 October) as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived for a visit to show support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid escalating Russian attacks.
An alleged 2024 rape case involving seven former members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity has been reopened after the alleged victim, known anonymously as Jane Doe in court documents, filed a civil lawsuit accusing the men of drugging and gang-raping her.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is voting in general elections on Sunday (4 October) that could shape the country’s stalled path towards European Union membership, as well as the competing influence of the United States and Russia in the Western Balkans.
Maisa, a 17-year-old in a deprived Paris suburb who aspires to be an English teacher, joined tens of thousands of other students and their supporters this week in protests that spread across France over dilapidated schools, classroom overcrowding and teacher shortages.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ centrist, pro-Ukraine United List party won Saturday’s parliamentary election by a wide margin, according to partial results, as security concerns linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine dominated the campaign.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment