Stronger relations with Russia in the political, economic and cultural sectors remain North Korea’s unchanged policy, North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kun Sun Un said in an interview with Itar-Tass after his official visit to Moscow this month.

“We plan to further step up traditionally friendly bilateral relations in the interest of our nations and to expand interaction to resolve international problems, including those of ensuring peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and North East Asia,” he said.

During his visit to Moscow Kun Sun Un held talks with his Russian counterpart Alexei Borodavkin and first deputy foreign minister Andrei Denisov.

The diplomat visited Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, where he met with the local authorities and the president’s mission in the Far Eastern federal district.