Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu led a Russian military delegation on a visit to North Korea. Photo: AFP/VNA

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense , the visit will be a significant milestone in the development of cooperative relations between Moscow and Pyongyang. The Russian delegation will attend the 70th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Armistice Agreement (July 27, 1953 / July 27, 2023) on the Korean Peninsula, held in Pyongyang. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated that the 70th anniversary celebration of the Armistice Agreement will be held “as a major political event, going down in the country’s history.”

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