MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/. Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister, Colonel General Vitaly Shulika has noted the special role of Korean military personnel in liberating the Kursk Region from the Ukrainian army, in demining and restoring infrastructure.

Shulika took part in a solemn reception marking the 78th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and North Korea. He said that today Russian-Korean relations experience one of the best periods in their entire history. The strategic partnership is based on the alignment of fundamental national interests, shared views on the international situation and the world order, a high level of mutual trust, and the preservation of long-term good-neighborly relations for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.

"Colonel General Vitaly Shulika, on behalf of the defense minister of the Russian Federation expressed gratitude to the leadership of the DPRK and personally to Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Comrade Kim Jong Un, noting the special role of Korean military personnel in liberating the Kursk Region from the armed formations of the Kiev regime, demining, and restoring infrastructure facilities on Russian soil," the Russian Defense Ministry said.