North Korea recognizes Crimea as Russian

Pyongyang published a world atlas in which Crimea is listed as Russian territory, the Russian embassy in North Korea said on its official Facebook page.

Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014.

The Scientific Encyclopedia Publishing House has released a new political map of the world, in which the Crimean peninsula (pages 240-242) is colored in the same color as Russia.

The DPRK Foreign Ministry said that it respects the results of the referendum held in Crimea on the peninsula's reunification with the Russian Federation, considering the results of the referendum to be legitimate and in full compliance with international legal norms, "- the embassy said.

The embassy noted that "North Korea officially determined its position on the issue of voting at the United Nations based on the fact that Crimea is an integral part of the Russian Federation." "Similarly, Pyongyang addressed the issue of ownership of the Kuril Islands," the statement said.

According to Sputnik