N. Korea's KCNA, Russia's TASS sign agreement on media cooperation amid expanding ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un agree to a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between North Korea and Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2024. AP-Yonhap
North Korea and Russia have signed a media cooperation agreement, the North's state media reported Sunday, in the latest sign of deepening ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said it signed the news exchange and cooperation agreement with Russia's Tass news agency the previous day, marked by a ceremony attended by Kim Pyong-ho, the KCNA president, and Andrey Kondrashov, director general of Tass.
A Russian delegation led by Kondrashov arrived in Pyongyang on Saturday for the signing event, the KCNA said.
The agreement marks the latest sign of a close alignment between the North and Russia, expanding across the military, political and other sectors since they signed a mutual defense treaty in 2024.