"We are of course also concerned about the potential support that Russia provides to North Korea when it comes to supporting their missile and nuclear programs," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, Paralel.Az reports.

"Putin's visits to North Korea demonstrate and confirm the very close alignment between Russia and authoritarian states like North Korea, but also China and Iran. And this also demonstrates that our security is not regional, it's global. What happens in Europe matters for Asia. What happens in Asia matters for us. So, this idea that we can divide security into regional theatres doesn't work anymore. Everything is intertwined and therefore we need to address these challenges together.

And this is also one of the reasons why, at NATO and at the NATO summit here in Washington next month, we will further strengthen our partnership with our partners in Asia Pacific region, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan," added Stoltenberg.