Mozgovoy, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, stressed this in a statement issued on August 17 to mark the 20th anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il's historic visit to the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation.

In the statement, he said that the great Comrades Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il strengthened the friendly bonds between Russia and the DPRK in their lifetime.

To build a powerful country is the goal of General Secretary Kim Jong Un and President Vladimir Putin, the statement said, adding:

Kim Jong Un's historic visit to Russia in April 2019 showed his will to inherit the tradition of Russia-DPRK friendship provided by the preceding leaders.

The Russia-DPRK summit in Vladivostok was an event that opened a new chapter of friendship between the two countries based on mutual trust and understanding.

Many successes have been made in the development of the friendly relations after the summit,

There were difficult times in the histories of the two countries, but they could not break the tradition of friendship.

We wish the Korean people bigger success in building a powerful socialist country.