The Kremlin’s message to Pyongyang goes beyond ceremony, pointing to a partnership Moscow says now reaches an unprecedented strategic level.
Vladimir Putin congratulated Kim Jong Un on the 81st anniversary of North Korea’s liberation from Japanese occupation and said that Moscow and Pyongyang were ready to continue working together on a new world order.
The text of the greeting was published by North Korea’s state news agency, KCNA. In his message, Putin described cooperation between Russia and North Korea as constructive, claiming that it serves the interests of both countries.
I am confident that we will continue our constructive joint work on bilateral and international issues for the benefit of the Russian and Korean peoples, as well as to establish a more just and truly democratic world order.
– Vladimir Putin in a greeting published by KCNA
Putin says Russia and North Korea have a strategic partnership
In his greeting, Putin also said that relations between Moscow and Pyongyang had allegedly reached an unprecedented level of comprehensive strategic partnership. According to him, the countries cooperate in various areas and coordinate actions that Russia links to security and stability in the region.
Today, ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have been elevated to an unprecedentedly high level of comprehensive strategic partnership. Our countries are actively cooperating in all areas and coordinating efforts to ensure regional security and stability.
– Vladimir Putin in a greeting published by KCNA
On the eve of joint military exercises by South Korea and the United States, North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan.