The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gladly met with Sergei Shoigu and shared with him the joy of meeting again after the lapse of one year. He had a talk with Sergei Shoigu in a friendly and trustworthy, warm atmosphere.

Sergei Shoigu courteously conveyed the friendly greetings sent by Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un expressed his thanks for it and conveyed his warm greetings to Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation.

At the talk, there was a wide exchange of views on the issues of steadily deepening the strategic dialogue between the two countries and strengthening cooperation to defend the mutual security interests and on the regional and international situation. The talk reached a satisfactory consensus on the presented issues

Appreciating the dynamic development of the bilateral relations in all fields including politics, economy and culture according to the agreement reached at the DPRK-Russia Pyongyang summit held last June, Kim Jong Un affirmed that the DPRK government would further expand cooperation and collaboration with the Russian Federation in the spirit of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the future, too.

That evening Kim Jong Un received again Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, and continued the constructive talk.

While seeing Sergei Shoigu off, he exchanged warm farewells with him and asked him to convey his greetings, wishing the respected President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of the Russian Federation good health and success in his work. And he wished the Russian people victory, prosperity, happiness and peace.