Global Courant 2023-05-10 18:06:15
The North Korean foreign ministry has pledged to strengthen ties with the People’s Republic of China.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui met with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yajun in Pyongyang on Monday, the Korean Central News Agency said.
“Choe Son Hui and Wang Yajun expressed their steadfast stance to further develop the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the DPRK and China, faithful to the noble intention of the leaders of the two sides and the two countries,” KCNA reported.
“DPRK” is an abbreviation of North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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“The conversation took place in a comradely and friendly atmosphere,” the outlet added.
Wang is the first known diplomat to be granted residence in the North Korean capital since the country’s intense COVID-19 lockdown in January 2020.
Bilateral relations between North Korea and China are part of a larger move by the hermit kingdom to secure its traditional allies under international scrutiny.
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The two countries strive to secure their alliance.
North Korea issued a statement of support for Russia on Tuesday, in recognition of the country’s Victory Day celebrations.
In the message, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un praised the Russian people for achieving “a great victory in the great war of justice to destroy the fascism that threatened the fate of mankind by showing unparalleled heroism and self-sacrificing spirit ”, said the Korean central newspaper. News Agency, a state media outlet.
Victory Day marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender at the end of World War II.
North Korea also announced a statement of support for its Russian allies. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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According to the KCNA report, Kim took the opportunity to “once again extend warm, militant greetings to the President, the military and the people of Russia who stood up courageously in the sacred struggle to bring about international justice and defend world peace.” against the arbitrary and arbitrary practices of the imperialists” in World War II.
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