SEOUL -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday signed a comprehensive agreement to elevate bilateral relations, in a step toward establishing a framework for deeper long-term cooperation between their heavily sanctioned countries.
Kim said at a joint press conference that the two sides had signed a "strategic partnership" agreement that upgrades their ties "to the level of an alliance."
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