North Korea officially confirms sending troops to Russia
North Korea officially confirmed that it sent troops to Russia to participate in the operation to liberate the Kursk region, under the strategic partnership agreement.
According to RIA Novosti on April 28, North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported that North Korea officially confirmed sending troops to Russia under a strategic partnership agreement.
“Commander Kim Jong-un, based on the analysis and assessment of the current military-political situation, came to the conclusion that the current situation falls within Article 4 of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between the DPRK and Russia. And on this basis, he made a decision to send our armed forces to engage in hostile activities, and informed the Russian side about this,” the statement said.
According to KCNA, Leader Kim Jong-un has promised to soon erect a monument of military glory in Pyongyang to honor the fallen soldiers as an eternal memory of the Fatherland and people for those sacrifices.
KCNA quoted a document from the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) affirming that the activities of the North Korean army on Russian territory are completely in accordance with international law.
"The military activities of the DPRK armed forces on the territory of Russia are in full compliance with all the provisions and spirit of the UN Charter and other international laws, the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between the DPRK and Russia, and are also an exemplary and excellent example of the most correct actions to implement the treaty," the document stated.
According to the Central Military Commission of the DPRK, “the successful completion of the operation to liberate the Kursk region is not only a victory of justice over injustice, but also a new historical stage demonstrating the unbreakable military partnership and the highest strategic level of the allied and brotherly relations between the people of Korea and Russia.”
The Central Military Commission of the DPRK stressed that thanks to the victory over the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region, the "adventures" of the West and Kiev aimed at disrupting the progress of the Russian special military operation were prevented.
The committee sent its "warmest congratulations" and best wishes to the commanders and soldiers of the combat units that took part in the operation to liberate the Kursk region - those who "defended the honor" of the Korean army, whose immortal feat became a "golden page" in the history of the development of relations between the DPRK and Russia.
