Russia vows to expand relations with North Korea

Russian federation has vowed to “expand [its] comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations” with North Korea, said its President Vladimir Putin.

In a notice sent to his equal Kim Jong el on Pyongyang’s liberation day, Mr Putin said the move would be in both countries’ interests.

Subsequently, Mr Kim mentioned friendship between both nations had been forged in World War II along with victory over Japan.

He added that their “comradely friendship” would develop stronger.

According to a written report by North Korean state media wall socket KCNA, Mr Putin said the extended bilateral relations might “conform with the passions of the two countries”.

In his notice, Mr Kim stated the Russia-North Korea friendship “forged in the anti-Japanese war” had been “consolidated and created century after century”.

It added “strategic and technical cooperation, support plus solidarity” between the 2 countries “had already been put on a new higher stage, in the common front for annoying the hostile forces’ military threat and provocation”.

Pyongyang did not identify the particular hostile forces simply by name, but the term has been used frequently by North Korea to refer to the united states and its allies.

The Soviet Partnership was once a main ally of Northern Korea, offering economic co-operation, cultural trades and aid.

But the relationship experienced since the collapse from the Iron Curtain, just gradually picking up somewhat after Russia’s progressive estrangement from the Western since the early 2000s.

In July, North Korea was mostly of the countries to formally recognise two Russian-backed separatist states within eastern Ukraine, right after Russia signed the decree declaring all of them as independent.

In retaliation, Ukraine, which is fighting off an eastern european invasion of its place, cut off all diplomatic ties with Pyongyang.