DPRK-Russia ties put on new strategic height

March 17, 2024

March 17 marks the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation between the DPRK and Russia.

The DPRK concluded the agreement with the former Soviet Union on March 17 1949. This provided an important legal guarantee for further consolidating and developing the friendly relations between the two countries.

Under this agreement, the two countries have developed economic relations on the principle of cooperation, equality and mutual interests and deepened the friendly relationship while promoting visits and exchanges in the fields of culture and art over the past decades. This served as an impetus for the steady development the DPRK-Russia ties.

The friendly relations between the DPRK and Russia have a long historical tradition.

The bond of comradeship and friendship between the peoples of the two countries forged amid the common struggle against imperialism developed into the friendly relations between the states and has been constantly carried forward and enhanced from one century to the next and through generations on the basis of respect for sovereignty, equality and spirit of cooperation despite the trials of history.

President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il attached importance to the bilateral relations and ensured that the friendly ties developed in conformity with the aspirations of the two peoples. Thanks to the energetic external activities of the great leaders, the bilateral friendly relationship was consolidated and developed despite all sorts of twists and turns and made a great contribution to ensuring regional peace and security and turning the world political trend towards independence and justice.

In recent years, the friendly relations have been consolidated and developed onto a new high level.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who is determined to invariably promote the DPRK-Russia friendship with a long history and tradition, made immortal efforts to further strengthen the strategic and traditional ties of friendship.

In April 2019, he had the first historic meeting with President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and agreed on the specific orientation and measures for further promoting mutual understanding, trust, friendship and cooperation and spurring the development of the bilateral friendly relations. After four years, he visited the Russian Federation again in September last year which marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, developing the friendly relations into the invincible relationship of comrades-in-arms and ever-lasting strategic relationship.

At the talks, the top leaders discussed the issues of further consolidating the friendship and solidarity and cooperative relations and boosting mutual trust by deepening many-sided exchanges and cooperation in various fields including high-level visits between the two countries.

Accordingly, the two countries are actively promoting cooperation and exchange in various fields including politics, the economy and culture and taking practical actions continuously. In particular, the DPRK is pushing ahead with the work to achieve a common understanding for ushering in a new heyday of the DPRK-Russia friendship by revitalizing the bilateral exchanges and cooperation in all fields this year marking the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation.

To steadily develop the traditional friendly relations is in line with the demands and aspiration of the two peoples and of strategic significance in view of the mutual interests. It also has a positive effect on ensuring regional peace and stability and, furthermore, on the development of international relations.

It is the invariable stand of the DPRK government and people to further develop the friendly relations with Russia while boosting many-sided exchanges and cooperation with the friendly Russian government and people.


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