Vladimir Putin Thanks Kim Jong Un For North Korea’s “Unwavering Support”

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit meeting on Wednesday after a grand welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Russian media said, as they pledged to develop their nations’ ties.

An honour guard including mounted soldiers, and a large crowd of civilians gathered at the square by the Taedong River running through the capital. The scene included children holding balloons, and giant portraits of the two leaders with national flags adorning the Grand People’s Study Hall

Also Read : Sonakshi Sinha spends time with Zaheer Iqbal and his family amid wedding rumours

Putin arrived at Pyongyang’s airport early Wednesday

“We highly appreciate your consistent and unwavering support for Russian policy, including in the Ukrainian direction,” Russian state news agency RIA quoted Putin as saying at the start of the talks with Kim. Putin said Moscow is fighting the hegemonic, imperialist policy of the United States and its allies, Russian media reported.

Putin arrived at Pyongyang’s airport early Wednesday. After Kim welcomed him with an embrace, the two shared “pent-up inmost thoughts” on the ride to the state guest house in Pyongyang, North Korean state media said.

Also Read : Nagpur: 2 Army Jawans Die, 7 Injured As Speeding Bus Rams Auto-Rickshaw

Putin is on his first trip to the North Korean capital in 24 years, a visit likely to reshape decades of Russia-North Korea relations at a time when both countries face international isolation. The countries’ partnership is an “engine for accelerating the building of a new multi-polar world” and Putin’s visit demonstrates the invincibility and durability of their friendship and unity, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said.

Russia has used its warming ties with North Korea to needle Washington, while heavily sanctioned North Korea has won political backing and promises of economic support and trade from Moscow. The United States and its allies say they fear Russia could provide aid for North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, which are banned by U.N. Security Council resolutions, and have accused Pyongyang of providing ballistic missiles and artillery shells that Russia has used in its war in Ukraine.

Also Read : BJP appoints Bhupender Yadav as incharge for Maharashtra polls