North Korean Foreign Minister on Official Visit to Russia, State Media Say
The visit follows a 2024 partnership treaty as North Korea and Russia expand military and economic cooperation, officials said.
- On Saturday, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui arrived in Moscow for an official visit, traveling aboard "her personal plane" at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
- Ties between North Korea and Russia have deepened since June 2024, when leaders signed a "comprehensive strategic partnership" treaty that effectively revived their Cold War-era military alliance.
- Pyongyang has deployed around 15,000 combat troops to support Russia in Ukraine, alongside missiles and munitions, while Moscow provides the diplomatically isolated nation with financial aid, military technology, food, and energy.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, who visited Pyongyang in April, signaled Moscow is ready to sign a cooperation plan for 2027 to 2031, building on ties strengthened during Russian President Vladimir Putin's 2024 visit.
- While South Korea and the European Union condemn the partnership, North Korea defends the cooperation as an "exercise of sovereign rights," citing leader Kim Jong Un's April pledge to support Russia's "sacred" war.
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Korea's Central News Agency has reported that the head of North Korean diplomacy left on Saturday from Pyongyang although she has not provided details on the content of the travel schedule
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North Korea's foreign minister is on her way to Moscow on Saturday, where she will meet with Russia's foreign minister.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the North Korean Foreign Minister will arrive in Moscow for an official visit.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is on an official visit to Russia on Saturday, at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Moscow's diplomacy announced, in the context in which the two allies are strengthening their ties after the launch of the offensive in Ukraine, AFP reports.
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