Putin: I appreciate North Korea’s unwavering support to Russia’
According to Russia Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, announced that Russia is fighting the imperialist policies that the United States and its allies have been pursuing globally for decades.
Stating that the relations between Russia and North Korea are based on equality and mutual respect, he said: A new basic document has been prepared that forms the basis of stable and long-term relations between North Korea and Russia. While appreciating North Korea’s “relentless support of Moscow’s foreign policy,” Putin added that “I am sure that today’s talks will be beneficial.”
The Russian president also expressed hope that his next meeting and dialogue with the leader of North Korea will be in Moscow, the capital of Russia.
Russian media announced yesterday, Tuesday, as stated in the official website of the legal information of the Russian presidency, that Vladimir Putin has accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country to sign a strategic partnership agreement with North Korea.
Yesterday, Tuesday, Putin entered the capital of North Korea for the first time in 24 years to meet the leader of North Korea.
On the eve of his trip to North Korea, Putin published an article in North Korea’s “Nodong Sinmun” newspaper, while appreciating North Korea’s friendship and support, and emphasized that Moscow “will support Pyongyang in its quest for independence and identity.” “Russia has continuously supported North Korea and the heroic people of Korea in the fight against the treacherous, dangerous and aggressive enemy, in the fight for independence, identity and the right to freely choose the path of development.”
The Russian President wrote in this article: Russia has continuously supported and will support North Korea and the heroic people of Korea in their fight against the treacherous, dangerous and aggressive enemy and fight for independence, identity and the right to freely choose the path of development.
Putin also described Pyongyang as “our committed and like-minded supporter” who is “ready to confront the West’s ambitions to prevent the emergence of a multipolar world order based on justice, mutual respect for sovereignty and attention to each other’s interests.” Putin went on to emphasize that the “rules-based order” that the United States is trying to impose on the world is “nothing more than a global neo-colonial dictatorship that relies on double standards.”