Putin meets North Korea Workers' Party official in Moscow
28-2-2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with a senior official of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, signaling Pyongyang's importance to Moscow as the two countries deepen their military ties.
The Russian presidential office says Putin held talks at the Kremlin on Thursday with the visiting secretary of the Workers' Party's central committee, Ri Hi Yong.
Russia and North Korea concluded a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty last year that requires each side to provide military and other assistance during times of emergency. North Korea has dispatched troops to assist Russia's continuing invasion of Ukraine.
A senior official of the ruling United Russia party met with a North Korean delegation in Moscow on Tuesday, and expressed appreciation for Pyongyang's support for what Moscow calls the special military operation in Ukraine.
Source: NHK World