Russia's top diplomat shrugged off US claims that North Korea transferred munitions to Russia, saying Washington has failed to prove the allegation.
Russian state television broadcast Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's comments on Friday.
Lavrov made a two-day trip to Pyongyang this week for talks on ways to boost the two countries' ties following a September summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The White House said last week that North Korea had delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and weapons to Russia.
It released images that it said showed the containers were loaded onto a Russian-flagged ship before being moved via train to southwestern Russia.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US believes Kim is seeking sophisticated Russian weapons technologies in return for the munitions to boost North Korea's military and nuclear program.
Lavrov scoffed at the US claims, saying that 바카라the Americans keep accusing everyone.바카라
바카라I don't comment on rumours,바카라 he added.
Since last year, the US has accused North Korea of providing ammunition, artillery shells and rockets to Russia for the fighting in Ukraine. North Korea has steadfastly denied it shipped arms to Russia. South Korean officials charged that weapons North Korean provided already were used in Ukraine.
When Kim visited Russia for six days last month, a trip that included meeting with Putin, Russian and North Korean officials said that boosting defense ties between the two countries was discussed but they didn't disclose any specific steps.
On Thursday, Lavrov and Kim exchanged views on joint efforts to expand bilateral ties in all areas and discussed other key issues of mutual concern, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported. It said Kim expressed his resolve to carry out unspecified agreements he reached with Putin.
Lavrov described the talks as 바카라comprehensive바카라 and said, 바카라We have an understanding on how to proceed to fulfill the agreements바카라 between Putin and Kim.
After he arrived in Pyongyang, Lavrov gave a speech in which he said that Russia deeply valued North Korea's 바카라unwavering and principled support바카라 for its military operation in Ukraine. Back in Moscow, he stressed that the effort to deepen the relationship between Russia and North Korea was based on bilateral concerns.
바카라Our friendship isn't directed against anyone. It's intended to help promote mutually beneficial projects,바카라 he said.
Lavrov also told reporters that he supports holding regular talks on security issues on the Korean Peninsula with North Korea and China.
