Comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between North Korea and Russia comes into force

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(VOVWORLD) - The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty agreed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in June came into force on Wednesday with the exchange of "ratification instruments" in Moscow. 

Comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between North Korea and Russia comes into force - ảnh 1Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between the two countries on June 19, 2024 in Pyongyang. (Photo: KCNA)

The North Korea's KCNA news agency reported on Thursday that North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jong-gyu and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Yurievich Rudenko signed a protocol on the exchange of ratification documents.

According to Article 22 of the treaty, the “North Korea-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty” officially replaces the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation signed on February 9, 2000.

The treaty stipulates that the two sides maintain and develop a comprehensive strategic partnership on the basis of respect for national sovereignty and territorial inviolability, non-interference in internal affairs, equality and other relevant principles of international law such as friendly relations and cooperation between countries, in accordance with each country's laws and international obligations. 

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