The position of Russia on strengthening of cooperation with the DPRK remains unchanged: it will only increase, said the head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with the Minister of national military power of the DPRK Hyun Yong-Chol, arrived in the Russian Federation at the IV Moscow conference on international security.

"our countries have large plans for expansion of bilateral ties in various fields. Wish to emphasize that the principled line of Russia to strengthen cooperation with the DPRK in the spirit of the agreements reached at the highest level, remains unchanged, " - said Shoigu.

according to his statement, the Russian Federation is satisfied with the remarkable activation of the Russian-Korean contacts in 2014." I am confident that your visit to the Russian Federation will contribute to further development of friendly Russian-Korean relations, peace and security in Asia, " said the Russian Minister.

He thanked his counterpart for the fact that the DPRK has accepted the invitation to participate in an international security conference in the Russian capital." I am convinced that your speech at the plenary meeting with estimates of contemporary security threats and the situation on the Korean Peninsula will contribute to the work of the forum ", - said the head of the defense Ministry.

for its part, the head of the North Korean defense Minister said that relations between Russia and the DPRK are developing dynamically and transcend to higher levels because of the heads of a pair of countries.

"I hope that in the upcoming international conference will be widely disclosed issues relating to the causes of the tense situation around our country pairs in the other regions, the main factors of threats and challenges to security in the modern world. I am sure that on the sidelines of the conference will be held an extensive exchange of views to solve these issues, " - said the head of the defense Ministry of the DPRK.
IV Moscow conference on international security will take place on 16-17 April in Moscow at the hotel " Ukraine ". The main theme of the conference will be " global security: challenges and prospects ".

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