Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets
Secretary of Russian Security Council Sergei

Shoigu

Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the
Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, met Comrade Sergei Shoigu who visited the
DPRK again, leading a delegation of the Security Council of the Russian
Federation upon special authorization of Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich
Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on June 17.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gladly greeted Comrade Sergei
Shoigu who visited Pyongyang at a significant time marking the first
anniversary of the conclusion of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the
Russian Federation and had a warm talk with him.
Shoigu courteously conveyed the verbal letter of Comrade Vladimir
Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, to the respected
Comrade Kim Jong Un.
Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed his deep thanks for it and conveyed his
comradely greetings to the esteemed Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
The talk appreciated again the important meaning of the conclusion of the
treaty on comprehensive strategic relationship between the DPRK and Russia
and discussed the items of immediate cooperation and long-term plans arising
in implementing the important matters agreed by the heads of states of the
two countries through the exchanges of personal letters for several weeks.
It also discussed and approved some ideas and plans for conveying long the
heroic feats displayed by soldiers of units of the Korean People's Army in the
operations for liberating the Kursk area.
Proceeding from a correct understanding of the current situation in the special
military operations and Kursk Region, Kim Jong Un confirmed the contents
of the DPRK's cooperation within the range of the treaty between the two
countries, accepted the relevant plans and discussed in detail the necessary
cooperation plans.

The talk widely exchanged the views and opinions of the leaderships of the
two countries on the issues of mutual concern including the complicated
international and regional situation and reached a consensus of view.
Kim Jong Un expressed again the steadfast option and will of the
government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to invariably and
unconditionally support the policy of the Russian Federation to defend its
state sovereignty, territorial integrity and international justice against the
imperialist moves of hegemony and to honestly implement the articles of the
treaty between the DPRK and Russia in the future, too.
Comrade Kim Jong Un conveyed the noble respect and fraternal greetings
of the Korean people to the esteemed Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
and all the Russian people on the occasion of the first anniversary of the
conclusion of the treaty on the comprehensive strategic relations between the
DPRK and Russia, hoping that greater victory, prosperity and happiness will
be always in store in the future of the powerful Russia.
The talks consistently proceeded in a congenial atmosphere of friendship and
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