Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
The Korean People's Army participated in the liberation operation of Kursk Oblast according to Article Four of the Russian-Korean Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement.
The unity shown by our Korean friends reflects the high level of relations between our two countries, which has actually reached the level of an alliance. We believe that our relations will continue to consolidate and develop based on the agreements of our two leaders.
A written statement released by the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea on the 27th stated that, according to the order of the head of state of North Korea, the armed forces of North Korea participated in the recovery operation in the Kursk area, making a significant contribution to the recovery of the territory of the Russian Federation, "which is fully in line with the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations and other provisions of international law and the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between North Korea and Russia."
The statement said that the successful conclusion of the recovery operation in the Kursk area represents "a new chapter in history demonstrating the firm combat friendship between North Korea and Russia and the alliance and brotherhood between the two peoples at the highest strategic level."
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