South Korean President warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation

South Korea’s president said the international community will come together more strongly to deal with growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the UN General Assembly this week. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Russia last week for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and to visit high-level military technology sites, after which concerns have increased about relations between Russia and North Korea. .

Experts speculate that Kim could replenish Russia’s ammunition stockpile in exchange for economic aid and technologies to modernize its weapons systems targeting South Korea and the United States, which has been in conflict with Ukraine for the past 18 months. Have perished during the ongoing war. “Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is illegal and unjust because it violates the United Nations,” South Korean President Yun Suk Yeol said in a written response to questions from The Associated Press before leaving for New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Violates Security Council resolutions and various other international sanctions.

The international community would be more united in response to such a move, he said. According to his office in South Korea, Yun will speak on his assessment of the Russia-North Korean moves in his address to the annual United Nations Assembly on Wednesday. It said he would discuss countermeasures with the US, Japan and other partners. Yoon said, both countries (South Korea and the US) have confirmed that any nuclear attack by North Korea will be responded to swiftly, forcefully and decisively.

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