Statements by Putin and Kim Jong-un after negotiations. Text, video – Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia The Comprehensive Partnership Agreement signed today also provides for the provision of mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of the parties to this document. Kim Jong-un (as translated): Dear Russian comrades and friends! Participants in the signing ceremony of a new treaty between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation! At this moment, when the whole world turns its gaze with rapt attention to Pyongyang, where the mission of friendship from Russia has arrived, I stand next to Russian comrades, the most honest friends and comrades in this solemn hall, and this gives me special attention. feeling The President of the Russian Federation, Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, has just signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, which will forever remain in the history of the development of friendly relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. Korean People's Republic and Russian Federation. This is an important event. It is a great honor and pride for me that I, as Chairman of the State Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, together with the President of the Russian Federation, Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, accomplished an event of enormous strategic weight and significance in the name of the people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. our two countries - the DPRK and the Russian Federation, and not only for today, but also for tomorrow. With the conclusion of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation, relations between our two countries are on the path to further promising and prosperous development, achieving progress for the two countries and increasing the good. – be part of your people through active cooperation among themselves in various fields, including politics, economics, culture and military affairs. Relations between our two countries have risen to a new high level of allied relations. A legal framework was created with the help of which it was possible to implement the grandiose plan of the leadership of the two countries and the ancient desire of our peoples to reliably protect peace and security in the region and in the world, to build strong states in accordance with the common interests of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. I express great satisfaction that the great interstate agreement, in keeping with the strategic nature of relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation in the new era, was concluded just nine months after Comrade President Putin and I discussed the issue of concluding a new interstate agreement. agreement at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in September last year. In particular, I would like to emphasize that the birth of the most powerful treaty in the history of Korean-Russian relations is unthinkable without the outstanding foresight, courageous will and determination of Comrade President of the Russian Federation - the dearest friend of the Korean people. . Comrades, times have changed. Undoubtedly, the status of the DPRK and the Russian Federation in the global geopolitical structure has also changed. Today, an anchor was raised in this place and the solemn beginning of allied relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation was announced, which became a turning point in the history of the development of Korean-Russian relations. The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will always faithfully fulfill its obligations under the treaty, continuing on the path to further develop a comprehensive strategic partnership and invincible alliance with the Russian Federation. This powerful agreement between the two countries - the DPRK and the Russian Federation - is nothing more than a document of a very constructive, far-sighted, exclusively peaceful and defensive nature, designed to protect and protect the basic interests of the peoples of the two countries. countries. I have no doubt that he will become a driving force accelerating the creation of a new multipolar world, free from domination, enslavement, hegemony and violence. Here today I solemnly declare the unchangeable will of our government. There will be not the slightest disagreement in interpretation, no hesitation or uncertainty in fulfilling all the historical tasks of developing eternal friendship and increasing the benefits of the peoples and future generations of our two countries, as well as in conscientiously fulfilling our responsibilities. in overcoming, through coordinated joint efforts, the potential difficulties that both our countries have already faced or will face in the future. Until now, many significant joint documents have been signed, which have entered the pages of the history of Korean-Russian friendship, and many ceremonial events and special events have been held that have attracted attention. But I want to express the hope that the current solemn ceremony of signing the treaty will become a strategic choice, the meaning of which will become more vivid and put forward on the path of further centuries-long development of Korean-Russian relations, as well as an unforgettable moment that promises a bright future for the peoples of our two countries. Vladimir Putin: Dear Comrade President! Dear friends! First of all, I would like to sincerely thank the Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Comrade Kim Jong-un, for the invitation to visit your country. I am glad to return to hospitable Korean soil. We attach great importance to strengthening traditionally friendly and good-neighborly Russian-Korean relations based on the glorious traditions of a common history. Let me remind you that the Soviet Union played an important role in the liberation of Korea from Japanese colonial rule. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of the first international treaty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This was an agreement with our country. We supported the Korean people during the Patriotic War of 1950–1953, established a peaceful life, and helped restore the national economy. Over the next decades, we have accumulated impressive experience of mutual partnership in various fields. The main thing is that our countries are sincerely interested in the further active development of cooperation, which is carried out through the leadership of economic departments, parliaments, law enforcement agencies, law enforcement agencies, foreign policy structures, as well as between public organizations and citizens. Today we held detailed negotiations on the entire range of issues of practical interaction. As a result, a new interstate Treaty on a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was signed. He sets ambitious goals and guidelines for deepening Russian-Korean ties for the long term. This applies to the political, trade and investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as the security sphere. I agree that this is truly a breakthrough document, reflecting the desire of the two countries not to rest on their laurels, but to raise our relations to a new qualitative level. In terms of business turnover, absolute figures are still modest, but very good dynamics are observed. In 2023, business turnover increased ninefold. In the first five months of this year, growth was another 54 percent. The intergovernmental commission is working well. This applies to various areas of our interaction. I would like to note the strategically important project for the modernization of the Khasan-Radzhin railway with the participation of our company Russian Railways. Reconstruction of the combined 1435/1520 mm gauge is being carried out from the Khasan crossing in Russia to the Korean port of Rajin, where a modern multimodal transshipment terminal has been built. All this is used, among other things, in the interests of third countries; in particular, a large batch of coal was delivered to Chinese consumers. Passenger rail traffic between our countries has been restored. The first tourists have already walked along this route. Relations are developing in the field of agriculture, in the cultural and humanitarian sphere. Under the personal patronage of Comrade Kim Jong-un, the ballet troupe of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theater toured the DPRK with great success. Relations in the field of education are developing. Currently, 130 citizens of the DPRK are studying in Russia, and in the future we will develop this cooperation. Cooperation has been established in the field of sports. Beginning of tourism development. For the summer season, tourist groups are formed, focused on recreation at the seaside resorts of Korea. And of course, security issues and the international agenda occupied a lot of attention at today’s negotiations. Our countries constantly defend the ideas of creating a more just and democratic multipolar world order. It must be based on international law and cultural and civilizational diversity. Both Russia and Korea pursue independent and independent foreign policies and do not accept the language of blackmail and dictatorship. We oppose the practice of applying politically motivated sanctions and restrictions. These illegal actions only undermine the global political and economic system. Despite external pressure, our countries are successfully developing on a sovereign and independent basis, and have provided and will continue to provide each other with full support as true friends and good neighbors. We will also continue to oppose the very practice of sanctions as a tool that the West tends to use to maintain its hegemony in politics, economics and other areas. In this context, I note that the indefinite restrictive regime of the UN Security Council regarding the DPRK, inspired by the United States and its allies,…
