editorial

October 12 is the day when the diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Russia were established.

The DPRK-Russia relations are the traditional friendly ties with a long history.

In the period of the anti-Japanese armed struggle, General Kim Il Sung put forward the slogan “Let us defend the Soviet Union with arms!” and organized and waged proactive military operations against the Japanese imperialists’ moves to invade the then USSR, and actively supported and encouraged the Soviet people in their just cause.

And officers and men of the Red Army of the Soviet Union unhesitatingly dedicated their precious lives to the sacred cause of Korea’s liberation.

The friendly ties forged between the peoples of the two countries in the common struggle against the imperialists were further consolidated after the founding of the DPRK and the establishment of diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level between the two countries.

After the establishment of diplomatic relations, the governments and peoples of the two countries have steadily developed the bonds while closely cooperating in all domains of politics, the economy and culture on the principle of independence, equality and mutual respect for the past 78 years.

The DPRK and Russia have promoted the well-being of their peoples and steered the trend of the international community towards independence and justice while supporting and cooperating with each other as the global political situation got complicated and high-handedness and injustice got rampant in the international arena.

Today, the bilateral ties have entered a new heyday under the special concern of the top leaders of the two countries.

In April 2019 and September 2023, respected Comrade Kim Jong Un met with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and forged close friendship with him.

The Pyongyang summit of the top leaders of the two countries in June 2024 was a landmark event which definitely strengthened the bilateral friendly and cooperative relations to an invincible future-oriented alliance and ushered in an overall heyday in the bilateral relationship.

The conclusion of the treaty on the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries definitely developed the bilateral relationship to a new strategic height and provided a legal framework for realizing the far-reaching plan of the state leaderships and the desire of the peoples of the two countries for building powerful states while firmly defending the regional and global security environment in conformity with the common interests.

It also provided a reliable guarantee for maintaining peace and security in the Eurasian continent as the treaty was concluded at a time when the danger of confrontation and conflict was increasing in Northeast Asia and Europe.

The DPRK and Russia are further strengthening the ties and cooperation while directing efforts to bolstering up their self-defence capabilities to cope with the reckless manoeuvres of hostile forces to tenaciously threaten their sovereign rights and security environment and harm their development interests.

The firm unity, friendship, comradely relations and fraternity between the two countries serve as a reliable strategic fortress and traction engine in defending international peace and security and stepping up the building of a new multipolar world.