Overview
- KCNA said Defense Minister No Kwang-chol received the Russian delegation on November 6 led by Viktor Goremykin, Russia’s deputy defense minister and head of the Main Military-Political Directorate.
- A separate round of negotiations on November 5 brought Goremykin’s team together with counterparts from the Korean People’s Army Main Political Directorate.
- The meetings were described as friendly, with participants including Russian Ambassador Alexander Matsegora, DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu, and KPA official Pak Yong Il.
- Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation and exchanges between the countries’ military-political organs under the strategic guidance of their leaders.
- The engagements continue an upswing in contacts since a June 2024 comprehensive partnership agreement and follow a late-October visit to Pyongyang by Russian minister Alexander Kozlov.