Leaders say the allies are \u2018fully demonstrating their invincibility\u2019 and pledge to bolster security ties as US accuses Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Moscow.<\/p>\n
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters pledging to develop ties into what Kim called a \u201clong-standing strategic relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n
The letters mark the 78th anniversary of Korea\u2019s liberation from Japan\u2019s 1910-45 colonial rule, which is also celebrated as a national holiday in South Korea.<\/p>\n
In his letter to Putin on Tuesday, Kim said the two countries\u2019 friendship was forged in World War II with victory over Japan and is now \u201cfully demonstrating their invincibility and might in the struggle to smash the imperialists\u2019 arbitrary practices and hegemony\u201d, state news agency KCNA said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am firmly convinced that the friendship and solidarity \u2026 will be further developed into a long-standing strategic relationship in conformity with the demand of the new era,\u201d Kim was quoted as saying in the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two countries will always emerge victorious, strongly supporting and cooperating with each other in the course of achieving their common goal and cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
The United States has accused North Korea of providing weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine, including artillery shells, shoulder-fired rockets and missiles. Pyongyang and Moscow have denied any arms transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Leaders say the allies are \u2018fully demonstrating their invincibility\u2019 and pledge to bolster security ties as US accuses Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Moscow. North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters pledging to develop ties into what Kim called a \u201clong-standing strategic relationship\u201d. The letters mark the 78th anniversary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n