The 2019 North Korea–Russia summit was a summit meeting between North Korea and Russia where North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 25 April 2019.
_05.jpg) Meeting between Korean Workers' Party Chairman Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin | |
| Date | 25 April 2019 |
|---|---|
| Location | Vladivostok, Russia |
| Participants |  Vladimir Putin (President) Kim Jong Un (Chairman) |
Meeting
editThe summit was initiated by invitation from Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, in early April.[1] Regarding the summit with DPRK, Russian President Putin believed that DPRK Kim Jong Un needs international security guarantees to give up its nuclear arsenal and program.[2][3] Russian President Vladimir Putin also said after holding discussion with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on 25 April that he thought U.S. security guarantees would probably not be enough to persuade Pyongyang to shut all of its nuclear program.[4] The meeting took place in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok, close to the North Korean–Russian border.[5] Kim arrived via an armored train from North Korea.
Agenda
editKim Jong Un requested Russian leader Vladimir Putin's help in resolving a nuclear stalemate with the U.S. and Putin told reporters that "Chairman Kim Jong-un himself asked us to inform the American side about his position", after about three hours of talks in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok.[6]
Putin also said, "There are no secrets here. We will discuss this with the Americans and our Chinese partners".[7]
Reactions
editConsidering Russia's own concerns about the North's nuclear and ICBM missile programs, Dmitri Trenin, the director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, stated Russian President Putin will likely inspire DPRK's Kim to continue constructive talks with Washington.[8]
North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported that Putin accepts Kim's invitation to visit North Korea at a time convenient for the Russian President.[9]
Kim Sung-han, dean of Korea University's Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul and a former vice minister at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed his opinions: "If the Hanoi summit had gone well, North Korea would not have needed to visit Russia".[7] Dmitri Trenin, head of the Moscow Carnegie Center, wrote on Twitter: "Russia will seek to score diplomatic points by demonstrating its relevance; North Korea, by showing it has options".[7]
KCNA reported a statement of the North Korean leader that peace on the Korean peninsula depends on the USA's attitude after the face to face talks between Putin and Kim. It appears DPRK is asking for more flexibility in allowing Pyongyang's demands to ease the sanctions with the nuclear deal, compared to the US's stance on the flexibility of the U.N's economic sanction.[10]
See also
edit- Russia–North Korea relations
- Foreign relations of Russia
- Foreign relations of North Korea
- 2023 North Korea–Russia summit
- 2024 North Korea–Russia summit
- 2017–2018 North Korea crisis
- List of international trips made by Kim Jong Un
- Kim–Xi meetings
- April 2018 inter-Korean summit
- May 2018 inter-Korean summit
- September 2018 inter-Korean summit
- Peace Treaty on Korean Peninsula
- 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
- 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
- Nuclear power in North Korea
References
edit- ^ Balmforth, Tom (18 April 2019). "Putin invites Kim Jong-un to Russia for talks". The New Daily. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Ferris-Rothman, Amie; Denyer, Simon (25 April 2019). "Putin: Kim Jong Un needs international security guarantees to give up nuclear arsenal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Reevel, Patrick (25 April 2019). "Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin meet for 1st time, discuss nuclear stalemate in historic summit". ABC News. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Putin Says U.S. Security Guarantees Unlikely to Prompt North Korea to De-Nuclearize". The Moscow Times. Reuters. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "North Korea summit: Putin says Kim 'needs guarantees'". BBC News. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ McNeice, Stephen (25 April 2019). "Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin in Russia for first summit". Newstalk. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Tanas, Olga; Lee, Youkyung (24 April 2019). "Kim Jong Un Asks Putin to Play Go-Between as Trump Talks Sputter". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Putin says Kim Jong Un needs internationally-backed security guarantees for a nuclear deal". CBS News. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Putin accepts Kim's invitation to visit NKorea: KCNA". Daily Sabah. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Lee, Joyce; Mason, Jeff (25 April 2019). "North Korean leader warns of return to tension; Trump thanks Putin". Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2022.