Russian delegation headed by Shoigu to visit DPRK from July 25-27

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
25 Jul 2023 13:20
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The visit is aimed at strengthening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.

In this 2001 photo from the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency, distributed by Korea News Service, Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Images)

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that a Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will soon be traveling to the DPRK for an official visit from July 25-27 on the occasion of the anniversary of "the victory of the Korean people" in the Korean War of 1950-1953.

"From July 25-27, the Russian delegation led by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army, Sergei Shoigu, will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the invitation of the North Korean Defense Ministry to participate in festive events on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War of 1950-1953," the ministry said.

The statement further said that the visit is aimed at strengthening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, noting that this marks an important step in bilateral relations and cooperation.

US intervention during the 1950-53 war is remembered for the large-scale destruction it caused across Korea through a brutal bombing campaign. The US has made use of various weapons to kill civilians, including biological weapons such as germ warfare and livestock contamination.

US forces are also remembered for carrying out mass killings and massacres against troops and civilians, as well as the killing of refugees. They have also resorted to torture to interrogate prisoners, subjecting them to the worst sorts of physical and mental treatments.

The country continues to endure the plight of US provocations amid heightened escalations on the demilitarized zone and the Korean peninsula.

On July 14, Member of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, warned that unless the US ceases to carry out its "hostile policy" against the DPRK, Pyongyang will unleash "overwhelming nuclear deterrence."