Deputy Defense Minister Highlights the Special Role of Korean Forces in Liberating the Kursk Region

Colonel General Vitaly Shulika Also Praised Demining and Infrastructure Reconstruction in Russia

Moscow, October 13. /TASS/. Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, Colonel General Vitaly Shulika mentioned the special role of Korean military personnel in the liberation of Kursk region from the Ukrainian army, in demining and reconstruction of infrastructure.

Shulika attended an official reception on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and North Korea. He said that today the relations between Russia and Korea are experiencing one of the best periods in their entire history. Strategic partnership based on the alignment of fundamental national interests, common views on the international situation and world order, high level of mutual trust and maintaining good neighborly long-term relations is for the benefit of the people of the two countries.

On behalf of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Vitaly Shulika expressed appreciation to the North Korean leadership and personally to the Head of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Comrade Kim Jong Un, and noted the special role of the Korean military personnel in liberating the Kursk region from Russian military infrastructure and Russian military infrastructure. The Ministry of Defense said