Sergei Shoigu, head of Russia’s Security Council, was in Pyongyang for the second time this month for talks with leader Kim Jong Un on the one-year anniversary of the signing of a sweeping military deal between the two countries, state media from both countries reported.
Now, Pyongyang is going to dispatch more specialist military forces to help with reconstruction efforts, with both sides reaching a deal “on continuing constructive cooperation”, the TASS news agency quoted Shoigu as saying.
“This is a kind of fraternal assistance from the Korean people and leader Kim Jong Un to our country,“ he was quoted as saying.
Around 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting for Russia, according to South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun, citing the country’s intelligence service.
North Korean state media said Kim had confirmed plans for further cooperation but did not provide details.
Kim also expressed North Korea’s “steadfast” will to “invariably and unconditionally support” Russia’s policy to defend its “state sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
‘Issue of concern’
“The South Korean government expresses serious concern over the continued illicit cooperation between Russia and North Korea and urges an immediate halt to such activities,“ it said in a statement sent to AFP.
Lee’s administration recently halted the loudspeaker broadcasts the country had resumed last year in response to a wave of trash-laden balloons sent by Pyongyang.
“The mention of building infrastructure to expand various exchanges and cooperation appears intended to emphasise the possibility of increased interaction” between Russia and North Korea, Hong Min, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, told AFP.
Hong said railway links along the North Korea-Russia border are currently being restored, with the possible launch of air routes also under consideration.
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