The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un had a talk with the vice-minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.

The head of the delegation courteously conveyed the warm greetings of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un expressed deep thanks for it and asked him to convey his kind greetings to President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

The talk shared recognition of the importance and necessity of the military cooperation between the two countries to defend mutual security interests.

Kim Jong Un extended militant greetings to the Russian army and people all out in a sacred war of justice for defending the sovereign rights and security of the state, expressing the DPRK government and people's invariable strong support for and firm solidarity with them over the special military operation in Ukraine.

Appreciating once again the great significance of the DPRK-Russia Pyongyang summit held in June, he stressed the need for the armies of the two countries, linked by long-standing historical tradition and militant ties, to get united more firmly to dynamically lead the DPRK-Russia relations in the new era and play an important part in defending regional and global peace and international justice.

The talk took place at the headquarters building of the Central Committee of the WPK.