The Kremlin has announced to Russian media that "very important documents" will be signed during President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea, mentioning the possibility of signing a "comprehensive strategic partnership agreement."
Russian presidential foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov stated that "very important, significant documents" would be signed, even alluding to "the possibility of signing a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement." He added that "this treaty, if signed, will of course be conditioned on the deep development of the geopolitical situation in the world and in the region, as well as the qualitative changes that have recently occurred in our bilateral relations," as reported by Russian news agencies. He continued, "The parties are still working on it, and a final decision on its signing will be made in the coming hours."
The same source confirmed that Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would also make "statements before journalists." President Putin is set to travel to North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday for a rare visit to one of the world's most isolated countries. The two countries, both of which are subject to wide-ranging international sanctions, have strengthened their relations since the onset of the Russian-Ukrainian war in February 2022.
