Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, met on June 17 Comrade Sergei Shoigu who visited the DPRK again, leading a delegation of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, upon special authorization of Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un welcomed Comrade Sergei Shoigu who visited Pyongyang at a significant time of marking the first anniversary of the conclusion of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation and had a warm talk with him.

Shoigu courteously conveyed the verbal message from Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed his deep thanks for it and sent his comradely greetings to the esteemed Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

The talk made a re-appreciation of the important meaning of the conclusion of the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, and discussed the items of immediate cooperation and long-term plans for implementing the important matters agreed on by the heads of state of the two countries through the exchanges of personal letters over the recent several weeks.

It also discussed and approved a series of ideas and plans for handing down for ever the heroic feats displayed by soldiers of units of the Korean People’s Army in the operations for liberating the Kursk area.

Proceeding from a correct understanding of the special military operations and the current situation in the Kursk region, Kim Jong Un confirmed the contents of the DPRK’s cooperation within the range of the treaty between the two countries, approved the relevant plans and discussed in detail the ways of necessary cooperation.

The talk widely exchanged the views and opinions of the leaderships of the two countries on the issues of mutual concern including the complicated international and regional situations, and reached a consensus of opinion.

Kim Jong Un reaffirmed the steadfast option and will of the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to invariably and unconditionally support the policies of the Russian Federation on defending its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and the international justice against the imperialist moves for hegemony and to faithfully implement the articles of the treaty between the DPRK and Russia in the future, too.