Russia must comply with UN sanctions against North Korea, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, after as earlier this week Moscow and Pyongyang deepened their ties and agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either country faced armed aggression, Reuters reported, quoted by BNR.
The pact, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, follows US accusations that Pyongyang has provided weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the allegations.
The UN Security Council will meet on June 28 on North Korea at the request of the US, France, Britain, South Korea and Japan, which want to discuss the transfer of weapons from Pyongyang in violation of Council resolutions.
Officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea has been under UN sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and those measures have been strengthened over the years - with the support of Russia, it reminds the agency.
"There are sanctions approved by the Security Council regarding the DPRK. All relations that any country has with the DPRK, including the Russian Federation, must fully comply with these sanctions," UN Secretary-General Guterres told reporters on Friday.
The Russian Mission to the United Nations refused to comment on Guterres's remarks, according to Reuters.