New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Senior North Korean and Russian military officials discussed strengthening cooperation in their latest talks this week in Pyongyang, North Korean state media said Friday, as the two countries continue to align over Russia's war in Ukraine.

The report came days after South Korea's spy agency, in a closed-door briefing to lawmakers, said it had detected signs of recruitment and training activities in North Korea, possibly in preparation for additional troop deployments to Russia.

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said North Korean officials, led by Pak Yong Il, vice director of the Korean People's Army's General Political Bureau, held talks Wednesday with a Russian delegation headed by Vice Defense Min...