ISTANBUL: Russia’s intelligence chief discussed deepening bilateral cooperation between his country and North Korea amid a visit to the capital Pyongyang earlier this week, Moscow said on Thursday.
A statement by the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said Sergey Naryshkin held ‘detailed negotiations’ with North Korean State Security Minister Ri Chang-dae during his visit on March 25-27.
‘Topical issues of the development of the international situation, ensuring regional security, and deepening Russian-North Korean interaction in the face of attempts to increase pressure from external forces were discussed,’ the intelligence service noted.
Separately, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the two sides reached a ‘complete consensus of views’ on the issues discussed during the talks that were held in a ‘comradely and amicable atmosphere.’
Moscow-Pyongyang relations have grown since an official visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia last September when he m
et President Vladimir Putin.
Source: Anadolu Agency