Seoul, South Korea (AP) – Russia’s Foreign Minister on Saturday warned the US, South Korea and Japan to create a security partnership to target North Korea as he went to make more solids on its boom to visit his country’s ally. Military and other cooperation.
Russian foreign minister Sergei lavarov Flight to Eastern, North Korea Vonson city For a meeting with his North Korean counterpart Choi son Hua on Friday.
Relations between Russia and North Korea with North Korea have been fruitful in recent years Supply of soldiers And ammunition to support Russia’s war against Ukraine instead of military and financial assistance. This has expressed concern between South Korea, the US and others that Russia may also move to North Korea sensitive technologies that may increase the danger of its atomic and missile programs.
After a meeting with Cho on Saturday, Lavarov accused the US, South Korea and Japan of what he called his military buildup around North Korea.
According to the Russian state Tass news agency, he said, “We warns against exploiting these ties to form an alliance against anyone, including North Korea, and of course Russia,” he asked reporters, according to Russia’s state Tass news agency.
The US, South Korea and Japan are expanding or restoring their trilateral military exercises in response to the nuclear program of North Korea. On Friday, all three countries held A joint air drill The Korean Peninsula involving US nuclear-capable bombers, as his top military officials met in Seoul and urged North Korea to close all illegal activities that threatens regional security.
North Korea saw the US -led military exercise as a rehearsal of the invasion. It has long argued that it is forced to develop nuclear weapons to protect itself from American military threats.
Lavrov said that Russia understands North Korea’s decision Nuclear weapons.
“Technologies used by North Korea are the result of the work of their own scientists. We respect North Korea’s aspirations and understand the reasons why it is pursuing nuclear development,” Lavarov said.
During his meeting, Cho reiterated that North Korea supports Russia’s fight against Ukraine “unconditionally”. He described the relationship between North Korea and Russia as an “invincible coalition”.
Lavrov said that he reiterated Russia’s gratitude to Russia’s contribution that North Korean soldiers made an attempt in Russia to be a Ukrainian underdeveloped in Russia. Cursk border region,
Wonson City, Meeting Site, where North Korea has recently opened A mammath beach resort It states that about 20,000 people can be accommodated.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavarov, at the beginning of its meeting, Lavrov said that “I am sure that Russian tourists will be faster to come here. We can do everything to make it convenient.”
The Wonson-Kalma Tourist Zone is at the center of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to promote tourism as a way to improve its country’s distressed economy. But the possibilities for the largest tourism complex in North Korea are not clear, as the country is unlikely to open its borders completely and hug Western tourists soon.
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Athens, Associated Press Writer Elis Morton, Greece contributed to the report.
Huang-Jin Kim, Associated Press
