North Korea: Putin assures Kim of his support, after floods

Ouagadougou: Russian President Vladimir Putin assured North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of his 'support' on Saturday after the floods that hit North Korea in July, the Kremlin announced in a statement.'We share the pain and mourning of the friendly people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,' said Mr. Putin, in a message of condolences addressed to Kim Jong Un.'You can always count on our help and support,' he stressed.In July, North Korea experienced record torrential rains. In the southwest of the country, the town of Kaesong recorded 463 millimeters of rain in a single day.This is the highest level recorded in the country in 29 years, according to the South Korean meteorological center.Moscow and Pyongyang have been allies since the end of the Korean War (1950-1953) but have become closer since the Russian military operation launched in Ukraine in February 2022.At the end of June, Vladimir Putin was received with great fanfare by Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, this summit resulting in the sig ning of a mutual defense agreementSource: Burkina Information Agency