North Korea Calls Russia Treaty an "Essential Legal Weapon" Amid Global Instability

North Korea emphasized that the "Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" with Russia, which marks its second anniversary, is an "essential legal weapon" for "easing regional tensions" and achieving "global strategic stability."

The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, stated this in a second-page article titled "The Power of DPRK-Russia Alliance Relations Is Being Demonstrated More Forcefully," noting that "the current international situation is becoming increasingly chaotic and unstable."

The newspaper highlighted that over the past two years, communication between the two countries has strengthened to an unprecedented level across comprehensive areas, including politics, economy, culture, defense, diplomacy, and security, with wide-ranging exchanges and cooperation. It cited the groundbreaking ceremony for a friendship hospital, the resumption of passenger flights between Pyongyang and Moscow, and the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia as key achievements.

It further stated, "It is the unwavering position and will of our Republic's government and people to permanently expand and develop traditional DPRK-Russia friendly relations by closely cooperating in various fields on the foundation of the new state-to-state treaty," adding that it actively supports all policies and measures of the Russian government.

In a separate report, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated that staff from the Russian Embassy in North Korea, including Charge d'Affaires ad interim Vladimir Topeha, visited the National Gift Exhibition yesterday to mark the second anniversary of the signing of the North Korea-Russia treaty.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the treaty, which includes an automatic military intervention clause, during their summit in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024.

(Photo: KCNA, Yonhap News)
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