Reuters
NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 05:02
North Korea has marked the 75th anniversary of the Stalinist regime with military parades in Kim Il-sung Square in the capital Pyongyang. Leader Kim Jong Un, the third in the Kim dynasty, watched the parade in the evening.
Kim also held talks with Chinese diplomats to mark the anniversary. According to the state news agency KCNA, he promised to strengthen relations with China and Russia.
Chinese President Xi announced in a letter that he wanted to strengthen cooperation. Russian President Putin also wants to ensure security and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, he said in a letter to Kim. Putin and Kim are said to be planning to meet this month. North Korea would like to supply Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine.
Submarine
Yesterday, North Korea launched a submarine capable of carrying out nuclear attacks for the first time. Kim Jong Un said he is happy the Navy can now use nuclear weapons. According to him, this is necessary because of the threat posed by the United States and its Asian allies. In July, an American submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles arrived in a South Korean port.
2023-09-09 03:02:15
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