RT: Putin’s state visit to North Korea: Warm welcome, bilateral agreements and a new comprehensive partnership treaty
Moscow and Pyongyang have agreed to enhance cooperation in all spheres and defend each other from potential foreign aggression
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on Wednesday, where he met with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un and participated in comprehensive bilateral talks on economic, security, and global issues.
The trip marked the first time the Russian president had traveled to North Korea since first taking office in 2000, when he visited Pyongyang to meet with then-leader Kim Jong-il.
Putin’s delegation included Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt, and several other senior officials, including Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov.
Grand reception in Pyongyang
Putin touched down in the North Korean capital in the early hours of Wednesday and was greeted by Kim Jong-un at the airport. Ahead of his arrival, the streets of Pyongyang were decked out with countless Russian flags, alternating with DPRK flags. Multiple banners were also placed along the route of the presidential motorcade, featuring greetings in Russian and Korean, and portraits of the Russian head of state.
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A ceremony was also held in honor of Putin’s arrival on Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang. The event featured a performance by a DPRK military orchestra, as hundreds of residents packed the square for the occasion.
Aside from formal negotiations and signing official documents, Putin exchanged gifts with Kim, attended a gala concert, laid flowers at a monument to Soviet soldiers who helped liberate Korea from Japan during World War II, and took part in a reception in honor of the Russian delegation’s visit.
Negotiations
Talks between Kim Jong-un and Putin, which involved the countries’ delegations, lasted for an hour and a half, and were followed by a one-on-one discussion between the two leaders.
During the meeting, both sides expressed appreciation for each other’s support. The Russian leader noted that relations between the two nations are rooted in history, and based on the principles of “equality and mutual respect of each other’s interests.”
Kim stated that North Korea sees Russia as “the most honest friend and comrade” and noted Russia’s mission and role in “upholding strategic stability and balance in the world.” He also expressed Pyongyang’s support for Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty
Following the bilateral negotiations, Putin and Kim signed a Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, designed to “lay the groundwork” for future bilateral relations in all spheres, including cultural and tourist ties, trade, economic relations and security.
The agreement also includes a pledge by Russia and the DPRK to assist each other in case of foreign aggression, as both leaders decried attempts by the US and its satellites to destabilize the situation in Southeast Asia.
Pyongyang welcomes Putin with spectacular ceremony (VIDEO)
Putin emphasized Pyongyang’s right to take “reasonable steps” to ensure its security and protect its sovereignty, and vowed to engage in political and diplomatic efforts to prevent a new armed conflict on the Korean peninsula.
He also denounced the “indefinite restrictions regime” imposed on Pyongyang by the UN Security Council and urged for it to be revised.
Kim described the new agreement as a “peaceful and defensive” document that “provides for maintaining peace and stability in the region.” He added that the treaty promotes the common interests of Russia and the DPRK, and expressed confidence that it would become “a driving force in accelerating the creation of a new multipolar world.”
Following his official visit, Putin formally invited Kim to make a return visit to Moscow at some point in the future, and thanked the residents of Pyongyang for the warm welcome.
Published in RT on 19th June 2024
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What a lovely chummy sight, Putin and Kim! And about time too we see that spectacle.
With the Yanks keen to open a front into China and Russia, antagonising North Korea into war would be a necessary move. Whether the South Koreans would be hard up to be cannon or even nuclear fodder would be another story. As it goes the South Koreans aren't exactly keen on becoming barbecue or cannon-fodder in a war in which they are front line for North Korea, China, and Russia.
With Yankland flying their heavy bombers to South Korea and the ever increasing military exercises between them, it is time the North Korean Jho Low lays hands on some super duper Russian toys and do much more public relations than attacking with sh*t-laden balloons. Kim Jho Low always means business, and the First Daughter looks she can do more than fly balloons, she looks like she can fly some mean missiles.
The visit by Putin looks very much more than he is delivering a car, chances is he's also planning to deliver nice toys from the Russian MIC. That's very much in line with what he's said he would do - arm the enemies of Yankistan. I would expect he's doing same for Cuba. Maybe Vietnam too.
The best way to fight at the present time would be do nuclear strikes immediately and not go for any escalation to the big fireworks. Not doing that would be fatal.
All's great for us if you want want to watch a free show from a distance but we're in line to be the first to receive the dust from nuclear fallouts. Nuclear dust would come our way very soon after a strike and that would be terrible since our fcuked-up politicians couldn't even handle face-diapers during Covid. Except to turn in profit for some.
Unless you start digging your fallout shelters now, you'll not get any warning from any party to a nuclear war or wars. All the parties have in fact been preparing for the big day by stocking up fuel, food, all kinds of supplies, eg medicine, bodybags, and so on.
You had best be well-prepared yourselves, stock up, start digging that shelter, equip that with a toilet, plenty of toilet papers if you don't use your hands, stock up on books you've always put off reading (eg War and Peace, Canterbury Tales...) but return all your library books.
While there's still the internet, look up on how to dig your shelter, it has to be a very minimum six foot deep. But it's a different story if the bigger warheads are used. If China does its bit, it may jolly well attack Singapore for its US bases. During the Vietnam War, Old Mao did threaten that. It'll be too close for comfort for us if China hits Singapore as it hits Guam and Hula-Hulaland on its way to hitting the US mainland.
Anyway, the Aurus is quite a classy-looking number, I'm glad Kim Jho Low is getting one (free). In exchange for a couple of dogs that the Koreans will eat as a dish, regardless. From its blurb, the Aurus has as its bare minimum adequate armour for an RPG attack. It is equipped for chemical attack. It has its own karaoke if there's a gun battle raging outside. Could the delighted chuckling Kim ask for more?
Very good. The World is to big for one Country to master it.