Kim told Putin that Russia is waging a holy war with the West and that the two countries will fight imperialism together.
Bilateral talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began today at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia, Russian news agencies reported.
According to the official Russian news agency TASS, the talks are being held in the negotiation room of the cosmodrome in the presence of delegations from the two countries, while it is clarified that the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu is also participating in the talks.
Kim told Putin that Russia is waging a holy war with the West and that the two countries will fight imperialism together.
“Russia is waging a holy battle to protect its sovereignty and its security … against hegemonic powers,” Kim told Putin through an interpreter.
“We will always support the decisions of President Putin and the Russian leadership… and we will be together in the fight against imperialism.”
Before the talks began, Putin promised to help North Korea build satellites and gave Kim a tour of Russia’s state-of-the-art space launch facility.
Kim arrived by train at the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is located among the forests of eastern Russia, not far from the border with China, after crossing the border into Russia early yesterday morning, Tuesday.
When reporters asked if Russia would help Kim build satellites, Putin replied: “That’s why we came here. The leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shows great interest in rocket engineering; they are also trying to develop their space program.”
Asked whether he would discuss military issues with Kim, Putin said they would discuss all issues.
“Nice to see you,” Putin said with a wink handshake of about 40 seconds with Kim in Vostochny. “This is our new spaceport.”
Putin also congratulated Kim on the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea in 1948.
Through an interpreter, Kim thanked Putin for the invitation and for the warm welcome. He then wrote in the guest book in Korean: “The glory of Russia, which gave birth to the first conquerors of space, will be immortal.”
According to Russian state television, Kim asked Putin several questions during his tour of the facility.
Source :Skai
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