Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday in Wonsan, in a sign of strengthening the relations between Moscow and Pyongyang, CNN reported.

Russia's foreign ministry shared a photo of the meeting on Telegram, showing the two leaders together in the coastal city of Wonsan. Lavrov, who arrived in North Korea on Friday for a three-day visit, also held talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui on Saturday.

"We exchanged views on the situation surrounding the Ukrainian crisis," Lavrov said at a press conference following the meeting, as quoted by the Russian state media agency TASS. "Our Korean friends confirmed their firm support for all the objectives of the special military operation, as well as for the actions of the Russian leadership and armed forces."