Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, met on July 12 Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, who visited the DPRK to take part in the second strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the DPRK and Russia.

Present there were Andrei Rudenko, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Aleksandr Matsegora, Russian ambassador to the DPRK.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un gladly received Lavrov and had a talk with him in an atmosphere full of warm and comradely trust.

At the talk, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov courteously conveyed the warm greetings of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed deep thanks for it and asked the Russian foreign minister to convey his friendly greetings to the esteemed Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

The talk widely exchanged the opinions of the leaderships of the two countries on a series of important matters for defending the common core interests by faithfully implementing the agreements made at the historic DPRK-Russia summit talks in June 2024, demonstrating the invincibility and vitality of the future-oriented DPRK-Russia relations in the new era and further developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between the DPRK and Russia, on the items of mutual cooperation in different fields and on the international and regional situations. And it confirmed the consensus of stand.

Kim Jong Un said that the two countries share the views on all strategic issues in conformity with the level of alliance, adding that it shows the high strategic level reached by the two countries.

He listened to the satisfactory result of the second strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the DPRK and Russia and expressed conviction that the coordinated and harmonious diplomatic stands of the two countries to take initiative and proactive attitude towards the radically changing international geopolitical situation would make a positive contribution to ensuring peace and security in the region and the rest of the world.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained his impressions of the strategic communication held between the diplomatic fields of the DPRK and Russia, and expressed the stand to further intensify the strategic and tactical cooperation and concerted action between the Russian Federation and the DPRK in the international arena.

Kim Jong Un reaffirmed that the DPRK is ready to unconditionally support all the measures taken by the Russian leadership as regards the eradicating of the root cause of the Ukrainian crisis, in keeping with the spirit of the inter-state treaty between the DPRK and Russia in the future, too.

Clearly expressed at the talk was the will of the leaderships of the two countries to closely support and cooperate with each other in the journey for thoroughly safeguarding the core interests of the two countries, powerfully promoting the comprehensive expansion and development of bilateral ties and guaranteeing endless wellbeing of the peoples and their bright future irrespective of any change in situation in conformity with the spirit of the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership.

Expressing firm belief that the Russian army and people would surely win victory in accomplishing the sacred cause of defending the dignity and fundamental interests of their country and achieving the prosperity of the Russian Federation under the outstanding leadership of President Putin, Kim Jong Un sincerely hoped that only victory and glory are always in store for the great Russia.