Kim Jong-un meets Russian defence minister in Pyongyang
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attending a wreath-laying ceremony at the Liberation Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday. A Russian delegation, led by Shoigu, is in Pyongyang to attend the 70th anniversary of Korean War armistice. – EPA pic, July 27, 2023.
Ahead of a “grand performance” for the anniversary today, he also met a Chinese delegation led by politburo member Li Hongzhong, who “courteously handed to the respected Comrade Kim Jong-un a personal letter sent by Xi Jinping,” KCNA said, referring to the Chinese president. “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.
During 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. China and the North “will as ever strive to further strengthen the friendship and solidarity,” Kim said, according to the report.Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has been preparing for a large-scale military parade for the anniversary taking place today.
The Russian and Chinese delegations are Pyongyang’s first known foreign visitors since its 2020 pandemic closure.
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