"North Korea criticises Western "enemy" study on relations with Russia Pjongyang claims paper demonstrates legitimate relations between sovereign states"

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North Korea powerfully criticized the study of the Western sanction monitoring group on its links with Russia, calling it "political provocation".Cooperation with Moscow is “the legal exercise of the sovereign laws of the DPRK”, insisted Pyongyang.

The study was published last week by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Group (MSMT), formed by the US and South Korea to monitor the enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea.It's being accused. ‘illegal’ military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including alleged arms transfers from North Korea to Russia, deployment and training of troops, oil supply surplus and financial coordination.citing data from 11 members and intelligence from open sources, the study states that these actions violate the UN safety Council resolutions aimed at limiting North Korea's atomic and rocket programmes.Pyongyang considers the MSMT study ‘enemy act’, a organisation ‘spectrum group without any card’ and ‘political tool’ operating "according to the geopolitical interests of the West"."The hostile acts of the MSMT... are a flagrant violation of global legal principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in interior affairs and mocking the fair and equitable global community," stated the Ministry of abroad Affairs of the country in its message on Sunday, quoted by the Korean Central Information Agency (KCNA).

The Ministry called the study fabricated and condemned it as politically biased and "provoked".Military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang "to defend sovereignty, territorial integrity and safety interests" countries and "Ensure peace and stableness in the Euro-Asian region" said the Ministry.

It stressed that this is "justified exercise of sovereign rights" both countries according to the United Nations Charter.Moscow has not yet commented on the MSMT report.In June 2024, Russia and North Korea signed a Comprehensive strategical Partnership Agreement that contains a clause providing military aid and another in the event of an armed invasion of either party.

A fewer weeks later, South Korean and American media reported the deployment of North Korean troops in the Russian Kursk region, which at the time was attacked by Ukraine.

Moscow and Pjongjang confirmed military presence in late April after Russian forces declared the region full liberated.The MSMT Group was formed last October after the dissolution of the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK, which monitored the implementation of UN sanctions against North Korea until the Russian veto ended its mandate.

Russian MFA Maria Zacharova then called MSMT ‘illegal’, saying it was created by "uninvited enthusiasts bypassing the UN safety Council"who "demonstrate gross disregard for global law".

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/618480-north-korea-slams-western-report-russia/

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