Relations between North Korea and Russia are “very concerning,” the United States special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, said on Tuesday (17), after the White House said last week , that Pyongyang recently supplied Russia with a shipment of weapons.
Arms deliveries between the two countries are “dangerous” and “destabilizing,” Kim told reporters after meeting his counterparts from South Korea and Japan in Jakarta, and reaffirmed the US commitment to protecting its allies.
“At the same time, we will continue our work to combat the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction and illegal ballistic missiles,” Kim said at a meeting, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. .
The meeting was held days after the United States said North Korea provided Russia with a large arms shipment, which it said raised concerns and indicated an expanded military relationship between the two countries.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare trip to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin last month, fueling concerns that they could boost Russia’s military in Ukraine while North Korea could get missile technology prohibited by UN resolutions.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this week, according to North Korean state media KCNA and the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“Kim Jong Un continues his nuclear obsession, sacrificing people’s livelihoods and violating their human rights,” said Kim Gunn, South Korea’s nuclear envoy, condemning alleged military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang as a “flagrant” violation of the resolutions. of the UN Security Council.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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