Peskov called North Korea a very important neighbor of Russia

Russia and North Korea have very good relations. North Korea is an important neighbor for our country in the Asian region. This was announced on Thursday, August 31, by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

“Moscow and Pyongyang maintain good relations, mutually respectful relations, we plan to develop them further,” he stressed during a press conference. — Contacts are being made at various levels. This is our very important neighbor in the region, so these relations will develop further.”

The day before, White House strategic communications coordinator John Kirby announced US plans to impose new sanctions against Russia due to the alleged increase in military-technical cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. He stressed that Washington will impose sanctions against all individuals and legal entities related to these transactions.

Formerly MK informedthat the North Korean authorities announced the successful conduct of exercises to test the delivery of a tactical nuclear strike. According to the local news agency, during the missile launches, an imitation of the destruction of “the key centers of the military-political control of South Korea” was carried out.