NIS: "Buk·Reo Accelerate Military and Economic Follow-up Measures After Summit"

"North Korean Workers Preparing for Dispatch to Russia... About 300 North Koreans Visiting Russia"

The National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly Intelligence Committee on the 19th of last month, following the inter-Korean summit held in Pyongyang, that "both North Korea and Russia are accelerating the implementation of follow-up measures, focusing on military and economic sectors."

Lee Seong-gwon of the People Power Party and Park Seon-won of the Democratic Party, the ruling and opposition floor leaders of the Intelligence Committee, stated at a press briefing on the 29th that the National Intelligence Service explained this during the current affairs report at the full meeting of the Intelligence Committee held at the National Assembly that day.

The National Intelligence Service explained, "The Russian side has dispatched a military delegation to North Korea and the Prosecutor General visited North Korea. Additionally, tourism to the Rason area, which was suspended after COVID-19, has resumed after four years, with about 300 people having toured North Korea so far. The North is strengthening the foundation for military exchanges through military training and dispatching a naval delegation, and is preparing to send North Korean workers to Russia in the fields of construction, processing, and agriculture."

Regarding economic cooperation between Russia and North Korea, the National Intelligence Service reported to the National Assembly, "We are paying attention to the fact that they have openly expressed their willingness to cooperate in ways that could nullify sanctions, such as cooperation in space and nuclear fields prohibited by the UN Security Council, while announcing future improvements in customs and financial environments between Russia and North Korea."

Regarding last month's Russia-North Korea summit, the report stated, "It is judged that Russia and North Korea have established a legal foundation to dramatically elevate overall bilateral relations by signing a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty that includes mutual aid clauses in case of emergencies. It is considered to have been restored to a treaty level equivalent to the alliance between the Soviet Union and North Korea in 1961." However, the floor leaders of the Intelligence Committee explained that the National Intelligence Service did not disclose whether this constitutes a military alliance between North Korea and Russia.

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