N.Korean leader signs decree to ratify strategic partnership treaty with Russia

On Monday, North Korea said leader Kim Jong Un has signed a decree to ratify a bilateral treaty with Russia, which calls for mutual military assistance if either country is attacked. Kim and Russian President Putin signed the treaty in June when Putin visited Pyongyang. Russia ratified the accord on Saturday.

The North Korean report said the treaty will take effect from the day when both sides exchange their ratification instruments. The treaty stipulates that if either of the parties is invaded and placed under a state of war, the other will deploy all means in its possession to provide military and other assistance, without delay.