NewsRussia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact amid rising tensions

Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact amid rising tensions

Vladimir Putin emphasized that the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement includes mutual assistance in case of aggression against one of the parties to the contract. The Russian leader received a warm welcome during talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.

During his visit to Pyongyang on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took a short ride with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a luxurious Russian Aurus limousine. Putin presented the North Korean dictator with one of these cars.
During his visit to Pyongyang on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took a short ride with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a luxurious Russian Aurus limousine. Putin presented the North Korean dictator with one of these cars.
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Przemysław Ciszak

20 June 2024 07:52

North Korea and Russia have signed an agreement encompassing mutual military assistance. The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty, signed on Wednesday by Russia and North Korea during Vladimir Putin's visit to Pyongyang, includes a mutual defence clause. Under this clause, both parties are to support each other in the event of external aggression.

- The comprehensive partnership agreement signed today provides, among other things, for mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of the parties to this agreement - stated the Russian leader after talks lasting about two hours with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.

Putin also announced that Russia does not rule out developing military-technical cooperation with North Korea under this agreement, as reported by the Russian media, emphasizing that security and international affairs were significant topics of the meeting.

The Kremlin previously announced that a new "fundamental document" had been prepared to serve as the basis of relations between the two countries.

Against sanctions

Russian state media, citing the Kremlin's website, reported that Russia and North Korea also signed cooperation agreements in the fields of healthcare, medical education, and science.

- We oppose the practice of applying politically motivated sanctions and restrictions. Such illegitimate actions only undermine the global economic and political system - said Putin at the end of the meeting with Kim Jong Un.

In 2022, after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, relations between Moscow and Pyongyang tightened, mainly due to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow and Russia’s attempts to circumvent these restrictions.

The United States and South Korea accused Pyongyang authorities of supplying Russia with weapons for use during the war in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea have denied these allegations. Last year, the two countries announced deepening military cooperation during Kim's visit to Vladivostok, where he met with Putin in September.

South Korea's defence ministry estimated at the end of February this year that since that meeting, North Korea has sent Russia around 190 tonnes of ammunition.

According to experts, in exchange for military support, North Korea receives Russian technologies necessary for the development of its missile and nuclear programmes, which violates UN sanctions imposed on Pyongyang.

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