The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between Russia and North Korea entered into force yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed. The protocol was signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko and North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jong Gyu, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry. It declared:
“On Dec. 4, an exchange of instruments of ratification of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.), which was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the State Affairs of the D.P.R.K. Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on June 19, was held in Moscow.
“Now that the agreement has come into force, it will contribute to developing a multifaceted bilateral interaction that aligns with the new, strategic level of friendship and cooperation between Russia and North Korea while pursuing the goal of building a new fairer multipolar world order,” the statement reads. “Also, the treaty will make a stabilizing contribution to building an indivisible security system in Northeast Asia and across the entire Asia-Pacific region,” the Ministry added.
