North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country would continue to “fully support” Russia and its army as a “brother’s duty” of its treaty with Moscow, a state media reported on Thursday. Kcna.

Kim met on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of China’s celebrations for Japan’s official surrender in World War II in Beijing.

Kim and Putin surrounded Chinese President Xi Jing in a huge military parade, at the first meeting of the leaders of the three countries from the early days of the Cold War.

Kim’s journey to Beijing offered him his first chance to meet Putin and Si together, as well as to associate with most of the many other national leaders who attended the events.

“Comrade Kim Jong Un and President Putin exchanged sincere views on major international and regional issues”reported the Kcna.

Putin ‘He greatly praised’ The North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine and Kim expressed his thanks, he added Kcna.

North Korea sent soldiers, artillery and rockets to Russia to support Moscow in its war against Ukraine. The South Korean intelligence service believes that North Korea plans to develop another 6,000 soldiers, with about 1,000 combat soldiers already in Russia.

North Korea is believed to be planning such development, according to an evaluation of South Korean intelligence services.

Kim and Putin discussed in detail the long -term plans for cooperation and confirmed the ‘Their foolish will’ to upgrade bilateral relations at a high level, according to Kcna.