Putin sees Kim: “We will help Pyongyang build satellites”

There Russia will help North Korea to develop its program to put satellites into orbit. President Vladimir said so Putin During the meeting, he met with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the cosmodrome in Vostochny. This was reported by the Ria Novosti agency. The Russian president said that “all issues” would be discussed at the talks with the North Korean leader, including cooperation in the military sphere.

The Russian president and the North Korean leader met at the space center in the Russian regionAmur, in the Russian Far East. According to a Tass correspondent, the two leaders had a brief conversation. Putin and Kim will then hold expanded-format negotiations and possibly a private meeting.

North Korea supports all decisions of the Russian authorities and intends to do so stay on Moscow’s side “to fight against imperialism”. Head of State Kim Jong-un said this, citing the Interfax agency, on the occasion of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pyongyang fires two ballistic missiles, an official protest from Tokyo

In the hours when the North Korean leader was about to meet the Russian leader, South Korea reported Pyongyang’s launch of ballistic missiles Sea of ​​Japan. And consequently Tokyo announced that neither of the two ballistic launchers launched by North Korea landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and that no damage to ships or aircraft has been reported at this time. The Prime Minister Fumio Kishida directed the relevant ministries and authorities to collect information and ensure the safety of ships on site and for the people. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said this in a press conference presented by the government a formal protest to North Korea through its embassy in Beijing.

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