Seoul, May 9 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia’s Victory Day celebration, reaffirming Pyongyang’s commitment to prioritising and deepening ties with Moscow, state media reported Saturday. Kim extended his “sincerest congratulations” on the occasion of the 81st Victory Day and expressed satisfaction with the current “brilliant history of independence, dignity, peace and prosperity” shared by the two countries, accord…
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Seoul, May 9 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia’s Victory Day celebration, reaffirming Pyongyang’s commitment to prioritising and deepening ties with Moscow, state media reported on Saturday.Kim extended his “sincerest congratulations” on the occasion of the 81st Victory Day and expressed satisfaction with the current “brilliant history of independence, dignity, peace and prosperity” shared by the two countries, acco…
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) North Korea plans to deploy a new self-propelled howitzer along its border with South Korea by the end of this year, state media said Friday, as it seeks to bolster its defence capabilities.According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a munitions factory Wednesday to review production of a “new-type 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer” destined for three battalions to be stationed at a long-range artillery unit along the “southern…
Seoul, May 7 (IANS) North Korea is not bound under any circumstances by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), its representative to the United Nations said in a statement released Thursday, calling any attempt to force Pyongyang to fulfill treaty obligations a “wanton violation” of international law.In the statement, dated May 6 and carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency, Kim Song, Pyongyang’s permanent representative to the UN, claimed his country’s nuclear program ref…
Seoul, April 27 (IANS) Pyongyang has opened a memorial honoring North Korean troops killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong-un stressing the need to strengthen Pyongyang-Moscow ties into a “powerful bulwark” in a ceremony marking its opening, state media reported Monday.The North held the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations in Pyongyang the previous day on the occasion of the first anniversary…
Pyongyang, April 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov held talks in Pyongyang on Sunday, Russian media reported.They discussed the current state and prospects of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, state-owned news agency TASS reported.Defence Minister Belousov said: “We agreed with the DPRK Ministry of Defence to transition military cooperation to a sustainable, long-term basis. We are ready to sign a Russian-Korean Military Coo…
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met the visiting Speaker of Russia’s lower house in Pyongyang, a media report said Sunday.Kim met Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who visited the country to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honouring North Korean soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.During the meeting, Volodin conveyed President Vladimir Putin’s greetings and best wishes, as well as congra…
Pyongyang, April 25 (IANS) Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, visited North Korea to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honouring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, a Russian report said Saturday.Volodin, chairman of the State Duma, “has arrived in the DPRK on a working visit” to “take part in the opening ceremony of a memorial complex and museum … honouring the courage of Korean servicemen who took part in the liber…
Seoul, April 21 (IANS) North Korea and Russia held a ceremony Tuesday to mark the linking of a cross-border road bridge over the Tumen River, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said, adding the bridge is set for completion in mid-June.The two countries began constructing the road bridge in April last year, following a summit meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2024 in Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported.Tuesday’s ceremony, held in the b…
Pyongyang, April 21 (IANS) North Korea has appointed new ambassadors to Britain and Indonesia, the North’s foreign ministry said Tuesday, in what would mark the first replacement of its top envoys in major diplomatic outposts in about 10 years.Mun Myong-sin has been appointed as Pyongyang’s envoy to Britain, replacing his predecessor Choe Il, in what is the first personnel reshuffle in nearly a decade, according to the foreign ministry, Yonhap news agency reported.Mun previously served at the No…