Russia’s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has left Pyongyang after a two-day visit during which he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the North’s state media reported Sunday.
Belousov and a Russian defense ministry delegation he led departed Pyongyang the previous day via Pyongyang Sunan International Airport after visiting the Liberation Tower and Mangyongdae in the capital earlier in the day, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The Russian minister arrived in the North Korean capital on Friday for high-level talks with North Korean military officials, amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.
On Friday, he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who expressed support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
North Korea and Russia have been bolstering military cooperation under a major defense treaty signed in June that calls for providing military assistance “without delay” if either side comes under attack.
North Korea deployed thousands of troops to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine, with South Korea and the United States assessing that some of them already entered combat.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/103_387389.html
