MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. Moscow highly appreciates Pyongyang’s support in terms of its special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting in Moscow with his visiting counterpart, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

"We maintain close and fruitful cooperation with Pyongyang within the United Nations and other multilateral organizations. Definitely, we always support North Korea on the UN platform and highly appreciate your similar stance in support of Russia’s position, including on matters related to our special military operation in Ukraine," the Russian foreign minister pointed out, addressing his North Korean counterpart.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Russia in September 2023 and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome spaceport in the Amur Region in the Russian Far East.