N. Korea touts close ties with Russia 김영남， 푸틴 만나 김정은 친서전달…″북러관계 순항″

North Korea has been lauding its closer ties with Russia， dismissing concerns of a possible feud between the two countries after Kim Jong－un failed to show up for Moscow′s war victory event last weekend. The North′s state－run Korean Central News Agency reported Monday that its ceremonial head of state Kim Yong－nam who attended the event on behalf of the young leader Kim met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday. It said that during the meeting， the envoy delivered a congratulatory message writte