The first vice speaker of the State Duma announced support for the DPRK in the Kursk region

First Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov said that servicemen of the Korean People's Army decisively lent a shoulder to Russia in the Kursk region, their feat is immortalized in the memorial complex and the Museum of Military Feats of Heroes of Foreign Military Operations.

On Wednesday, September 9, Melnikov, who oversees parliamentary relations with the DPRK, on ​​behalf of State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, took part in a gala reception on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK.

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“Having responded to the call of their leader... (the DPRK military - ed.) decisively lent a shoulder to Russia in a difficult time for it. Now their feat is immortalized not only in our hearts, but also in the granite of the memorial complex and the Museum of Military Feats of the Heroes of Foreign Military Operations, which was opened in April of this year by Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and Chairman Kim Jong-un,” Melnikov said.

According to him, ties between Moscow and Pyongyang from the first days of the establishment of diplomatic relations were built on the strong foundations of friendship, good neighborliness and mutual assistance. The First Vice Speaker of the State Duma noted that a wealth of experience in interaction has been accumulated and many joint projects have been implemented.

Melnikov also emphasized that the relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance between the countries have been seriously tested more than once.

“They will continue to develop confidently - for the benefit of the peoples of Russia and the DPRK, in the interests of peace and security,” the parliamentarian added.