Russian Senate approves military agreement with North Korea

MADRID 6 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Upper House of the Russian Parliament, the Federation Council, ratified this Wednesday the association agreement signed in June with North Korea and which has led to an increase in military collaboration between the two countries with the deployment of North Korean troops in Russian territory.

The pact, which was signed on June 19 between the leaders of Russia and North Korea, now has the approval of both Houses of the Russian Parliament and constitutes progress in the strategic partnership between the two States.

The Russian Senate has indicated that the alliance between the two countries meets the fundamental interests of “their respective peoples” and contributes to “guaranteeing peace and stability at the regional and global levels.”

The treaty establishes that, in the event of a threat or act of aggression against one of the parties, the other may convene consultations to coordinate its position and agree on mutual defense measures, according to information from the Russian news agency Interfax.

“If one party is subject to an armed attack by any State, the other party may immediately offer military aid and other assistance in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter,” states the document, which points out that “Article 16 of the treaty reflects the obligations of both parties to oppose the use of unilateral coercive measures.”

Russia and North Korea have also agreed to cooperate in areas such as security, economy, trade, science, technology, agriculture, education, health and disaster prevention, among other issues.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed this symbolic agreement in June, under which Russia now hosts North Korean military personnel. South Korean Intelligence estimates that at least part of the North Korean military sent to Russia are already deployed in combat zones with Ukrainian forces, although this would not necessarily imply their entry into Ukraine because there is also an open front in the Russian Kursk region. .