Russia arms talks with NK 'actively advancing': White House
时间:2024-09-22 10:03:39 来源:摩登家庭人人影视网 作者:新闻中心 阅读:306次
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, shakes hands with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the headquarters of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, July 26, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. AP-Yonhap |
Russia is in secret, active talks with North Korea to acquire a range of munitions and supplies for Moscow's fight in Ukraine, the White House said Wednesday.
"Arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing," White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said, adding that a key focus of the talks was artillery ammunition for Moscow's forces.
Kirby noted that despite its denials, North Korea supplied infantry rockets and missiles to Russia last year for use by the privately controlled Wagner military group.
He said that recently Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had traveled to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ― North Korea ― seeking to acquire additional munitions for the war.
"Since that visit, President (Vladimir) Putin and the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, have exchanged letters pledging to increase their bilateral cooperation," Kirby told reporters.
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At the United Nations, the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea and Japan said in a joint statement that any such deal would violate Security Council resolutions forbidding arms deals with North Korea ― resolutions that Moscow itself had endorsed.
They said that following Shoigu's visit to Pyongyang, another group of Russian officials traveled to North Korea for follow-up talks on arms purchases.
"Russia is negotiating potential deals for significant quantities and multiple types of munitions from the DPRK to be used against Ukraine," they said.
"These potential deals could also include the provision of raw materials that would assist Russia's defense industrial base," they said.
"Any such arm deals would be a serious violation of resolutions the Security Council adopted unanimously after the DPRK past nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches," they said. (AFP)
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