North Korea, Russia designate 2015 as a 'Friendship Year' North Korean and Russia have declared 2015 a “Friendship Year,” according to a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 11. Visit NK News for more No oil yet in 2015, but North Korea imports more gasoline China’s apparent cessation of crude oil deliveries to North Korea extended into 2015, according to customs data from January. Visit NK News for more