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Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation

Experts say vast database could help DPRK improve suitability of products for Russian market, potentially even weapons
Anton Sokolin March 13, 2026
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Russia shares technical standards with North Korea, a boon for cooperation
North Korean standardization officials at the D. I. Mendeleev All-Russian Research Institute for Metrology (VNIIM) in Feb. 2026 | Image: VNIIM

North Korea has acquired access to a Russian database of international technical standards that covers everything from programming languages, railway systems and cement to Vietnamese noodles, a potential boon for economic and military cooperation between the two sides.

The development came after a technical delegation from the DPRK’s Standardization Committee visited Russia in early February. The trip went unreported in state media, but details have since become available through Russian research centers that hosted the delegation.

According to Russia’s standardization watchdog Rosstandart, the DPRK technicians toured several locations in Moscow and St. Petersburg:

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