Russia's Lavrov Warns Us Against 'exploiting' Alliances As He Meets With Kim Jong Un In North Korea

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed Russia and North Korea’s "invincible fighting brotherhood" and warned nan U.S., Japan and South Korea against forming an antagonistic confederation during a gathering pinch North Korean leader Kim Jong Un successful Wonsan, North Korea, Saturday, according to nan Russian overseas ministry. 

"We pass against exploiting these ties to build alliances directed against anyone, including North Korea and, of course, Russia," Lavrov said, according to Russia’s authorities Tass news agency.

Russia and North Korea person bolstered their ties complete nan past fewer years, pinch North Korea providing troops and munitions to Russia successful support of nan warfare in Ukraine and Russia providing subject and economical assistance to nan closed-off dictatorship. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin besides visited North Korea past year. 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands pinch Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov successful Wonsan, North Korea, Saturday.  (Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

The U.S., South Korea and Japan person been expanding aliases restoring their trilateral subject exercises successful consequence to North Korea’s advancing atomic program. On Friday, nan 3 countries held a associated aerial drill involving U.S. nuclear-capable bombers adjacent nan Korean Peninsula, and their apical subject officers met successful Seoul and urged North Korea to cease each unlawful activities that frighten location security.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui be a gathering successful Wonsan, North Korea, Saturday.  (Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

North Korea whitethorn deploy much troops this summer, according to South Korean intelligence. 

Lavrov called nan gathering a continuation of nan countries’ "strategic dialogue" and said he hoped for much nonstop meetings successful nan future. 

"We exchanged views connected nan business surrounding nan Ukrainian crisis. ... Our Korean friends confirmed their patient support for each nan objectives of nan typical subject operation, arsenic good arsenic for nan actions of nan Russian activity and equipped forces," TASS quoted Lavrov arsenic saying.

Lavrov called nan gathering a continuation of nan countries’ "strategic dialogue" and said he hoped for much nonstop meetings successful nan future.  (Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said much Russian delegations would sojourn North Korea later successful nan year, TASS reported. 

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Lavrov is adjacent scheduled to recreation to China for nan Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathering early adjacent week. 

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.