The treaty, which replaced an agreement signed in 2000, provides for mutual assistance in the event of external aggression.
On June 19, during talks with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the signing of a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and the DPRK. The treaty provides for mutual assistance in case of aggression and replaces a number of previous agreements, including the 1961 and 2000 treaties, as well as the Pyongyang and Moscow declarations.
Putin said that Moscow and Pyongyang intend to fight the practice of sanctions strangulation of unwanted countries, which the West actively uses in attempts to maintain its hegemony in political, economic and other spheres.
President Putin also expressed concern over Western countries' statements about arms supplies that could be used against Russia, calling it a violation of international obligations. He emphasized that Russia and the DPRK oppose politically motivated sanctions that undermine the global economy and politics.
Putin declared his intention to oppose the practice of sanctions pressure used by the West to maintain its dominance. Recall that Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, supported the imposition of sanctions against the DPRK in 2013, adopted unanimously.
Putin's state visit to Pyongyang was his second visit to North Korea, the first of which took place in 2000. The talks are scheduled to continue in various formats through today, June 19.
Earlier in an article for the North Korean newspaper Nodong Sinmun, on the eve of his visit to Pyongyang, Putin said Russia was ready to uphold common priorities with the DPRK.