State Department: Arms discussions between North Korea and Russia continue

During the meeting between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim-Jong-un and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the parties agreed on the transfer of weapons, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a briefing, Report informs.

"We have spoken to this a number of times and warned that arms discussions between Russia and the DPRK almost certainly continued during Kim Jong-un’s trip to Russia, and we believe that they continue as – in the aftermath of that trip.

"We think a burgeoning military relationship between Russia and the DPRK, including additional transfers of weapons from the DPRK to Russia and technology transfers from the DPRK – from Russia to the DPRK, will further undermine the global nonproliferation regime, would be in violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions that Russia itself voted for. And so we would urge the DPRK to abide by what it has said publicly and refrain from supplying arms to Russia," Miller said.