Putin And Kim Jong Un Sign Mutual Defense Deal During Russian Leader’s Trip To North Korea

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin inked a deal Wednesday agreeing to aid each other in the event of an attack on either country, signaling the growing closeness between the two leaders as their regimes battle a bevy of international sanctions.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:30The chairman of the State Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, Comrade Kim Jong-un,

00:53and the President of the Russian Federation, Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, are

00:57exchanged with the recipients of the agreement.

01:06We give priority to strengthening the traditional, friendly, and good neighborly

01:11Russian-Korean relations.

01:14The main thing is that our countries are sincerely interested in further,

01:18the most active development of cooperation, which is carried out,

01:21on the line of leadership of economic departments,

01:25parliaments, law enforcement,

01:27law enforcement and foreign policy structures,

01:29as well as between public organizations and citizens.

01:33A new interstate treaty on comprehensive strategic

01:37partnership has been signed.

01:39I agree that this is a truly breakthrough document

01:42reflecting the aspirations of the two countries.

01:44It does not stop at what has been achieved,

01:46but raises our relationship to a new high level.

01:50Our countries consistently support the idea

01:54of forming a more just and democratic

01:57multipolar world order.

01:59Both Russia and Korea pursue independent

02:02and independent foreign policy

02:04and do not accept the language of blackmail and dictatorship.

02:08Despite the external pressure,

02:10our countries are successfully developing

02:12on a sovereign and independent basis.

02:14We have provided and will continue to provide

02:17worldwide support as true friends and good neighbors.

02:21The Russian Federation does not rule out

02:23the development of military-technical cooperation

02:26with the Korean People's Democratic Republic

02:28in accordance with the document signed today.

02:31Korean friends take an objective and balanced position

02:35on the issue of Ukrainian settlement.

02:38They understand the true primary causes of the crisis.

02:42Such a line of the Korean leadership

02:44is another clear confirmation

02:46of the truly independent,

02:48sovereign course of the Korean people.

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