North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) offering flowers to the portrait of late Russian extraordinary ambassador to North Korea Aleksandr Ivanovich Matsegora, during his condolence visit to the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo by KCNA / EPA
June 19 (Asia Today) -- North Korea marked the second anniversary of its defense treaty with Russia on Friday by calling the agreement an "essential legal weapon" for achieving global strategic stability and pledging to further strengthen bilateral ties.
The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, published an article titled "The Power of the North Korea-Russia Alliance Is Being Demonstrated More Forcefully" to commemorate the anniversary of the treaty.
The newspaper described the agreement as "a reliable guarantee" for establishing a new international order and securing a brighter future for humanity.
"It is the unwavering position and will of the government and people of our republic to permanently expand and develop the traditional North Korea-Russia friendship through close and multifaceted solidarity in all fields on the basis of the new interstate treaty," the newspaper said.
