On November 1 in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held strategic consultations with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui. The strategic consultations took place amidst the consistent expansion of the relations between the two countries at a new strategic level in the spirit of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, signed at the historic Russia-DPRK summit in Pyongyang in June 2024.

Ahead of the consultations, the foreign ministers of Russia and the DPRK attended an unveiling ceremony for the memorial plaque in honour of the first official visit to the USSR, in March 1949, by Premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Il Sung, at the Yaroslavsky Railway Station in Moscow.

During the strategic consultations, the ministers had a thorough exchange of opinions on the practical issues of developing the bilateral relations. They focused on fulfilling the agreements reached during President of Russia Vladimir Putin’s state visit to the DPRK in June 2024.

Both parties confirmed their commitment to fulfilling the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in full that formally elevated the traditionally friendly relations between Russia and the DPRK to a new qualitative level.

During the exchange of opinions on the key international problems, the parties confirmed that their views on the current situation in the world are congruent. The shared understanding is that the escalation on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia and other regions has been provoked by actions of the United States and its satellites. The Russian side expressed full support of the measures being taken by the state leadership of the DPRK to contain the aggressive policy of the United States and its satellites, and to ensure peace and stability in the sub-region.

The foreign ministers’ strategic consultations make an important contribution to further development and expansion of the bilateral relations in line with the comprehensive strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the DPRK.

The parties agreed to continue their strategic consultations between the foreign ministers, and to continue the dialogue and exchanges between the foreign ministries at different levels.