North Korea and Russia pledge mutual defense
North Korea and Russia pledge mutual defense
2024-06-21
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upgraded their countries’ relationship during a meeting in Pyongyang on Wednesday. As Voice of America’s Bill Gallo reports from Seoul, the two leaders signed a treaty with a mutual defense clause, which is criticized by the U.S. and its allies as a threat to global peace.
Not many countries give Vladimir Putin this kind of welcome. A festive mood in Kim Il Sung Square, as the Russian president visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years. Ties have strengthened after North Korea supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – a war that has made Putin a pariah in many other countries. Two isolated leaders looking for friends. They met one-on-one for two hours. Afterwards, the two men signed a treaty pledging to come to each other’s defense if attacked.
Vladimir Putin
Russian president
The comprehensive partnership agreement signed today includes, among other things, mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of the parties to this agreement.
Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader
Our two countries’ relations have been elevated to a new, high level of alliance, laying the legal groundwork for the grand ideas of leadership of the two countries.
The signing of the mutual defense treaty surprised many observers, who view the Putin-Kim relationship as a marriage of convenience.
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
King’s College London
Kim Jong Un has been able to extract more concessions than we thought he would be able to from his support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But while Putin and Kim may be trying to reanimate Soviet-era relations, not all analysts are convinced that will be easy – noting that the relationship has long seen ups and downs.
Ramon Pacheco Pardo
King’s College London
Clearly it’s an important development, but I think we will need to see this relationship continue on a strong footing for a number of years before we can say there has been a definite change in the relationship between the two countries.
For now, both men are portraying friendly relations. Before leaving Pyongyang, Putin gave Kim a luxury Russian limousine, even taking him for a drive around palace grounds. An attempt to present a unified stance as each man confronts the West.
Bill Gallo, VOA News, Seoul, South Korea.
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普丁.金正恩會談 簽署"全面戰略夥伴關係協議"
2024-06-21
俄羅斯總統普丁周三抵達平壤進行國是訪問，與北朝鮮領導人金正恩在會議後簽署「全面戰略夥伴關係條約」。美國之音的報導表示，雙方簽署了含有相互防禦條款的條約，被美國及其盟友批評為對全球和平的威脅。
這樣子的禮遇方式，除了北朝鮮外，大概沒有國家拿得出來。為了俄羅斯總統普丁睽違24年的第一趟北朝鮮之旅，平壤金日成廣場充滿了節慶的氛圍。烏俄戰爭使得普丁在國際間日益孤立，隨著北朝鮮力挺俄羅斯，兩位被國際間孤立的領導人一對一會議兩個小時。會議結束後，雙方簽署「全面戰略夥伴關係條約」，顯示朝俄合作更進一步。
[[俄羅斯總統 普丁]]
"除其他內容外，今天簽署的全面戰略夥伴關係條約規定，締約方之一遭到侵略時，必須互相提供協助"
[[北朝鮮領導人 金正恩]]
“兩國的關係提升到新的，更高的聯盟關係，為兩國領導人的偉大理想奠定了法律基礎”
雙方簽署這項條約，讓許多國際觀察家感到訝異，他們認為普丁與金正恩各有盤算。
[[倫敦國王學院 Ramon Pacheco Pardo]]
“支持俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭，對金正恩而言，獲得的利益超出我們的預期"
儘管普丁和金正恩試圖恢復蘇聯時代的關係，但並非所有國際觀察家都認為這是很容易的，畢竟兩國的關係一直起起伏伏。
[[倫敦國王學院 Ramon Pacheco Pardo]]
“顯然，這是一個重要的發展，但我認為需要看到這種關係，在未來幾年中持續增強，才能斷言兩國之間的關係真的出現了變化”
為了展現友好的關係，在離開平壤之前，普丁送了一輛俄國頂級豪車給金正恩，兩人甚至一起試車，試圖展現出對抗西方的團結立場。
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