North Korea has ratified a defense treaty with Russia that enshrines mutual military assistance in the event that one of the parties is subjected to armed aggression.
North Korea has ratified a defense treaty with Russia that enshrines mutual military assistance in the event that one of the parties is subjected to armed aggression. This was reported by the North Korean state news agency KCNA on Monday, Reuters and AFP inform.
The decree on the ratification of the defense pact was signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday, KCNA wrote. “The treaty will enter into force on the day when both parties exchange instruments of ratification,” she added.
According to Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin last week signed a law ratifying a defense treaty with the DPRK. Both chambers of the Russian parliament had previously agreed to the ratification.
Putin and Kim signed an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership in June of this year. In addition to providing mutual military assistance in the event of an attack on one of the parties, the agreement also includes cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, space research and energy security. The head of the Kremlin called this agreement a “breakthrough document” in June.
The United States, South Korea and Ukraine have reported that there are more than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia. Washington and Kiev say some of them have been involved in fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, part of which has been controlled by Ukrainian troops since August.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that the fighting of the Ukrainian armed forces with North Korean soldiers fighting on the side of Russia opened the way for further instability in the world.
