Russian Defense Minister Visits North Korea
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov (R) arrives in North Korea, Nov. 29, 2024. X/ @Newsweek
November 29, 2024 Hour: 7:43 am
On Nov, 9, President Putin ratified the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed with Pyongyang.
On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, on an official visit.
RELATED:
Venezuela and North Korea: 50 Years of Friendship and Cooperation
North Korean Defense Minister Gen. No Kwang-chol welcomed Belousov at Sunan Airport, near Pyongyang.
During this visit, Belousov will meet with North Korean military and political leaders, following Russia’s recent signing of a mutual defense treaty with North Korea.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed between Moscow and Pyongyang in June of this year, which includes a clause for mutual military assistance in the event of aggression.
In recent months, Ukraine has claimed that about 11,000 North Korean troops are present in Russian territory and that North Korea has sent military equipment to Russia.
Some of these North Korean troops are supposedly fighting against the Ukrainian army in Russia’s Kursk region, which has been partially occupied by Kyiv’s forces since August.
Russia, which has so far neither confirmed nor denied the presence of North Korean troops on its territory, asserts that the treaty with North Korea is defensive and is not directed against the security of third countries.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE