Kim Jong Un discussed ongoing cooperation with Moscow in talks with President Vladimir Putin’s top security aide Sergei Shoigu, North Korea’s state media said Wednesday, after reports that Pyongyang plans to send more military personnel to support Russia.

Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday for the second time in less than two weeks to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Russian news agency Tass reported Tuesday.

Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine.

North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to support reconstruction work in Russia’s Kursk region, a top Russian official said Tuesday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the nations.

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea on June 17 on special instructions from President Vladimir Putin. He is to hold talks with the DPRK leadership, including the country's leader Kim Jong Un "as part of the implementation of the agreements reached during the last visit on June 4,