North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country will continue to support Russia’s policies following discussions on the international political situation with Russia’s defence minister, state media KCNA reported.
A Russian delegation, including Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, attended a completion ceremony for a memorial honouring North Korean soldiers killed while fighting in Russia’s Kursk region.
“The North Korean government would continue to fully support Russia’s policies of defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and security interests,” Kim said, according to KCNA.
North Korea sent an estimated 14,000 troops to fight alongside Russian forces in Kursk after the two countries agreed a mutual defence pact.
South Korean, Ukrainian and Western officials said more than 6,000 North Korean soldiers were killed in the fighting.
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