Source: ru.wikipedia.org
The North Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported that the country’s leader Kim Jong-un responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his congratulations on the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Korea. Earlier, Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Kim Jong-un, in which he stressed his readiness to continue developing bilateral relations,
Responding to the congratulations of the Russian President Kim Jong-un, first of all mentioned the historical context of relations between the countries, noting that the soldiers of the “valiant Red Army in the struggle for the liberation of Korea did not spare their blood and lives,” and their merits and exploits “are carefully preserved in the memory of the Korean people.”
As for the present, according to the leader of the DPRK, the Korean-Russian friendship has been steadily strengthened and developed since then. Today, support and solidarity between the two countries are rising to a new level, “in order to crush the military threat and provocations, arbitrariness and willfulness of hostile forces.”
With regard to the prospects of bilateral relations, confidence was expressed that the friendship and cooperation of the two countries will be strengthened even more dynamically for the benefit of the prosperity and well-being of the Russian and Korean peoples.