The mutual defense agreement between Russia and North Korea has entered into force, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Thursday.
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Russian and North Korean deputy foreign ministers exchanged letters in Moscow on Thursday ratifying this document, which notably provides for reciprocal “immediate military aid” in the event of an attack against one of the two countries, according to the same source.
Thus, the treaty “came into force from December 4, 2024, the date of the exchange of letters of ratification,” underlines the press release.
Concluded during a rare visit by Vladimir Putin to Pyongyang in June, this treaty between two black beasts of the United States was ratified on November 8 by the upper house of the Russian Parliament.
The agreement formalizes months of deepening security cooperation between the two countries, communist allies throughout the Cold War.
“The entry into force of the Treaty will contribute to the strengthening of multifaceted bilateral cooperation (…) and make a stabilizing contribution to the creation of the indivisible security system in Northeast Asia and Asia Pacific in general,” he said. ensured Russian diplomacy.
Russia and North Korea have grown significantly closer since Russia’s attack on Ukraine began in 2022.
The agreement also commits the two countries to cooperate internationally to oppose Western sanctions and coordinate their positions at the United Nations.
President Putin in June called the agreement a “revolutionary document.”
Its entry into force comes as North Korea is accused by the United States and South Korea of sending more than 10,000 troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces alongside the Russian army.
South Korean government officials and a research organization said in late November that Moscow was providing fuel, anti-aircraft missiles and economic aid to Pyongyang in exchange.