The State Duma ratified the agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Korean People’s Democratic Republic. This is stated in the message posted on the website of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
The document was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin and signed in the city of Pyongyang on June 19, 2024.
The contract provides for the constant maintenance of partnership based on the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and non -interference in internal affairs. In addition, if one of the parties undergoes an armed attack of any state or several states and is thus at war, the other side will immediately provide military and other assistance to all its funds at its disposal. The document also provides for the interaction of the parties in the fight against international terrorism and in the field of international information security.
“Relations between the Russian Federation and the DPRK at a parliamentary level are developing within the framework of interfraction cooperation. Both” United Russia “and the Communist Party do a lot to strengthen mutual understanding and parliamentary dimension, which allows us to better understand each other. It is important for us that relations develop and are developed and to Further, they were comprehensive and allied in nature, ”said the chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin.
Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation
Meanwhile, the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Rudenko said that “the agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and the Korean People’s Democratic Republic is called upon to play a stabilizing role in North-East Asia, and will make a positive contribution to maintaining the balance of forces in the region on the basis of the principle of non-security indivisibility , reducing the risk of relaxed war on the Korean peninsula, including with the use of nuclear means, and in general lays the basis for building a new Eurasian security system. “
He noted that “the contract is concluded indefinitely, is subject to ratification and enters into force on the day of exchange of ratification letters”.
“This document displays Russia’s relationship with the DPRK to the level of allies, aims at deepening partnerships and strategic interaction in a wide range of priority directions for two states, building a fair multipolar international system. The time of secret agreements has gone,” Rudenko said.
According to him, Article 4 of the document providing for the provision of mutual military assistance in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and according to the legislation of the Russian Federation and the DPRK in case that one of the parties undergoes an armed attack by any state, is of particular importance Once at war.
“Thus, the content of the mentioned article clearly indicates that the contract is defensive, is not directed against the security of third countries, aims at maintaining stability in the region of North -East Asia,” the diplomat said.