Moscow invites Kim Jong Un for official visit as Pyongyang rejects calls to halt nuclear tests
- ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 24, 2026 13:34Updated: SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 18:38Russia has extended an official invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit the country, a deputy foreign minister said Thursday, according to the TASS state news agency.
- Moscow and Pyongyang have drawn markedly closer in recent years, with North Korea sending troops to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine in 2024 and deepening military cooperation under a mutual defense pact.
- Pyongyang refuses to halt nuclear tests North Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday rejected an international statement urging it to halt nuc
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- ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 24, 2026 13:34Updated: SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 18:38Russia has extended an official invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit the country, a deputy foreign minister said Thursday, according to the TASS state news agency.
- Moscow and Pyongyang have drawn markedly closer in recent years, with North Korea sending troops to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine in 2024 and deepening military cooperation under a mutual defense pact.
- Pyongyang refuses to halt nuclear tests North Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday rejected an international statement urging it to halt nuc
Sources: Jpost