Russian President Vladimir Putin and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un began their meeting this Wednesday. face-to-face meeting at the Russian Vostochny cosmodromein the Siberian-Amur region, after completing a meeting with members of their delegations, the Kremlin reported.

“Face to face has begun” Official representative of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told the TASS agency about this. The extended meeting between the teams of the two leaders lasted more than an hour, he added.

Peskov assured that Russian-North Korean cooperation concerns only Moscow and Pyongyang and “No need to worry” for other countries.

“Our cooperation is for the benefit of our people and “It is not directed against anyone.” assured the Kremlin representative.

The previous meeting of both leaders, which also took place in 2019 in Russia, This lasted three and a half hours.

Shortly before the summit, Putin explained to the press that he chose the Vostochny cosmodrome for the meeting because North Korea’s leader “shows great interest in missiles.”

In this sense, the Russian President hinted that Moscow might help North Korea in its satellite development programafter two failed launches this year.

“That’s why we came here. North Korean leader shows keen interest in missile technology“They are trying to achieve development in space,” Putin explained, answering the question of whether Russia will help Pyongyang in this task.

Kim, for his part, assured that Pyongyang supports “all decisions” of Putin at a time when “Russia has now risen to a sacred struggle to defend its sovereignty and security.”

“Russia has now risen to a sacred struggle to defend its sovereignty and security.” (…) We have always supported and support all the decisions of President Putin,” Kim told the Russian leader at the beginning of negotiations between them at the Russian Vostochny cosmodrome in the Siberian Amur region.

The North Korean leader believed that the meeting with Putin will raise the relationship between them to a new levell for the benefit of the “peoples” of the two countries.

“I hope we will always be together in the fight against imperialism”He emphasized and added that relations with Moscow are currently the “top priority” for Pyongyang.

“We have many issues (to talk about), including politics, economics and culture, he pointed.

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When asked if he would talk about military cooperation with the North Korean leader, Putin replied: “We will discuss all issues without rushing. There is time.”

Vostochny Cosmodrome, construction of which has not yet been completed covers an area of ​​109 hectares, in which the construction of more than 200 buildings and structures is planned.

(according to information from EFE And Europe Press)