Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what's been achieved?



Analysis Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved? Attempts to further cooperation, following an early post-Cold War downturn in relations, have been plagued by sanctions Anthony V. Rinna February 11, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kremlin Update at 0900 KST: A previous version of this article referred to Choe Ryong Hae as First Vice Foreign Minister, when in fact Choe Son Hui holds that position. It also featured two historical errors, which have also been corrected. Sunday, February 9th marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation. Update at 0900 KST: A previous version of this article referred to Choe Ryong Hae as First Vice Foreign Minister, when in fact Choe Son Hui holds that position. It also featured two historical errors, which have also been corrected. Sunday, February 9th marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?

Attempts to further cooperation, following an early post-Cold War downturn in relations, have been plagued by sanctions

Anthony V. Rinna February 11, 2020

Twenty years after the DPRK-Russia friendship treaty, what’s been achieved?

Update at 0900 KST: A previous version of this article referred to Choe Ryong Hae as First Vice Foreign Minister, when in fact Choe Son Hui holds that position. It also featured two historical errors, which have also been corrected.

Sunday, February 9th marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation.

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