BEIJING (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-gun met at a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Wednesday.
The two leaders met officially at a guesthouse in Diaoyutai Province after attending Major Military Parades It is located in the heart of China’s capital, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Putin and Kim travelled to negotiations for the same car from the official reception, the Kremlin said in a social media post. After a bilateral meeting with the Russian and North Korean delegations, the two leaders held a one-on-one meeting, the Kremlin said. Putin also invited Kim to visit Russia again in 2023, as North Korean leaders last visited the country.
Speaking in front of journalists as the talks began, Putin praised the courage and heroes of North Korean soldiers who fought against Moscow’s army to repel Ukrainian invasion into Russia Kursk Border Region.
South Korea’s assessment shows that since last year, North Korea has sent around 15,000 troops to Russia. They also sent a large amount of military equipment, including ballistic missiles and artillery, to support fuel. Putin’s three-year invasion of Ukraine.
In his opening remarks, Kim said that. Pyongyang and Moscow Cooperation Since the two countries signed the signing, it has been “significantly strengthened.” Strategic Partnership Agreement Last June, at a summit in the North Korean capital.
He didn’t mention the war specifically, but Kim stressed, “If there’s anything we can do for you and the people of Russia, and there’s more to do, I think it’s a brother’s duty, an obligation we must certainly endure, and is ready to do everything we can to help.”
Anniversary celebration in Beijing shows Kim being the first to attend a major multilateral event His 14-year rulesAnd Kim, Putin and the leaders of Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered at the same venue for the first time.
Observers are waiting to see if Kim will meet a bilateral meeting like Xi, or if he will hold a personal trilateral meeting with XI and Putin, but the three countries have not confirmed such an event.
Seeing XI in a social media post, President Donald Trump wrote:
Putin’s foreign advisor Yuri Ushakov later commented on the post, saying Trump’s words were not cynical. “I want to say no one has plotted anything. No one has weaved the plot,” he said. “None of the three leaders even thought about that.”