Russia has promised to "develop comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations" with North Korea, said Vladimir Putin, the Russian president.
In a letter addressed to counterpart Kim Jong Un on the occasion of Pyongyang's Liberation Day on August 15, Putin explained that expanded bilateral relations would be "in line with the interests of both countries," state news agency KCNA reported.
Kim pointed out that the friendship between these nations was established after the Second World War, with the victory over Japan, and that "it developed and consolidated from century to century".
He added that their "comrade friendship" will strengthen even more and that "strategic and tactical cooperation, support and solidarity" between them is now at a "high level, on a common front due to the military threat and provocation of enemy forces".
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Pyongyang has not named the enemy forces, but has used the term several times in the past to refer to the United States and its allies.
The Soviet Union was once North Korea's main ally, providing economic cooperation, cultural exchange and aid.
However, their relationship weakened with the fall of the Iron Curtain.
A new rapprochement occurs at the beginning of the 21st century, when Russia is gradually moving away from the West. In July 2022, North Korea was one of the few countries to officially recognize the two Russian-backed separatist regions of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
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Pyongyang recognized them after Russia signed a decree declaring them independent.
Ukraine, which is fighting a Russian invasion that began on February 24, cut all diplomatic ties with North Korea in protest.
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