Sergey Naryshkin's visit to North Korea this week lasted 3 days (European Archives)
Pyongyang announced on Thursday that Russian intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin visited North Korea and discussed bilateral security cooperation between the two countries during his three-day visit.
The official North Korean Central News Agency stated that Naryshkin made a visit to Pyongyang that lasted from last Monday until yesterday, Wednesday, during which he held two meetings with North Korean Minister of State Security Ri Changdae.
The agency explained that the officials discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries "to confront the increasing acts of espionage and conspiracies hatched by hostile forces."
She added, "The two parties reached a complete consensus on the outstanding issues during the two meetings, which were held in an atmosphere of cordiality and friendship."
It is noteworthy that Russia and North Korea are subject to international sanctions due to the first war on Ukraine, and the second military nuclear tests.
Last September, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit in the Russian Far East, during which Kim said that relations with Moscow were his “first priority.” Shortly after this summit, the United States said that Pyongyang had begun supplying weapons to Moscow.
At the beginning of this March, South Korea said that its northern neighbor had shipped about 7,000 weapons containers to Russia since last July for use by the Russian army in its war against Ukraine.
According to Washington, in exchange for these arms shipments, Pyongyang seeks to obtain military aid from Moscow, in specific areas, including satellite technology, and modernizing its military equipment dating back to the Soviet era.
Source: Agencies