North Korea's KCNA, Russia's TASS sign agreement on media cooperation amid expanding ties
Published: 29 Mar. 2026, 12:36
![Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-n gesture as they leave a reception following a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. [AP/YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/03/29/aa50c4ec-f0ac-4a02-ba48-a5e560ca5791.jpg)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-n gesture as they leave a reception following a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. [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.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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