The talks held in June in Pyongyang put Russia-Korea relations on a new qualitative level, the letter states.

The Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, signed under the talks, provided the conditions for expanding cooperation for mutual benefit in all important sectors, the text adds.

Putin said he was “convinced that in the coming year 2025, we will continue to strengthen common work aimed at implementing this historic pact and will further unite efforts to confront the threats and challenges of the current era.”

I wish you and your friends good health, happiness and success, and the well-being and prosperity of all citizens of the DPRK, concludes the text sent to Kim Jong Un by the Russian president.

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