Russia tells UN: cooperation with North Korea does not violate international law

FILE PHOTO: Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of July, chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 25, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's military interaction with North Korea (DPRK) does not violate international law, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Wednesday.

"I would like to underscore that the Russian interaction with DPRK in the military and other areas is in line with international law and is not a violation of it. It's not aimed against third countries," Nebenzia said.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Eric Beech)