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Putin Says Kim Jong Un's Visit to Russia Taking Place in Friendly Atmosphere

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Vladimir Putin greets Kim Jong Un - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.09.2023
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VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME, Russia (Sputnik) - The visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia is taking place in a friendly atmosphere, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
"Your current visit is taking place in a truly comradely and friendly atmosphere," Putin said at the meeting.
Putin added that Russia and North Korea act in the name of peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
"Our relations were founded during Korea’s struggle for freedom in 1945, when Soviet and Korean soldiers crushed Japanese militarists shoulder to shoulder. Even today we strive to strengthen the bonds of friendship and good neighborliness. We act for the sake of peace, stability and prosperity of our common region," Putin said.
Vladimir Putin stressed that North Korean leader follows the course of previous rulers of his country who were sincere supporters of building relations with Russia.
"You, comrade Kim Jong-un, firmly and confidently follow the course laid down by outstanding statesmen, the founders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," Putin said at the working meeting with Kim Jong Un.
Putin said that the current leader of North Korea follows the course of the country’s previous leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, who were “sincere and real friends,” and supporters of building close ties between North Korea and Russia.
Kim Jong Un stressed that his visit will serve as an important moment for transforming ties between Pyongyang and Moscow into an unbreakable relationship of strategic cooperation.
"In conclusion, I would like to express my confidence that our current visit will serve as an important moment in the further development, transformation of traditional friendly Russian-Korean relations into unbreakable relations of strategic cooperation," Kim said during a lunch with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The development of relations between North Korea and Russia meets the countries' interests, and Pyongyang intends to build long-term relations with Moscow, he added.
Kim said that the talks were dedicated to geopolitical situation in Europe as well as on Korean Peninsula.
"Comrade Putin and I just discussed in depth the military and political situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Europe and came to a satisfactory consensus on further strengthening strategic and tactical cooperation, supporting solidarity in the struggle for the protection of the sovereign right of security, for creating guarantees of lasting peace in the region," Kim Jong Un said during the official working lunch with Putin.
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