 Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin shaking hands in Pyongyang | |
| Date | June 19, 2024 |
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| Location | Pyongyang,North Korea |
| Participants |  Kim Jong Un(General Secretary &President of the State Affairs) Vladimir Putin(President) |
On June 19, 2024,Vladimir Putin, thepresident of Russia, visitedNorth Korea. This was Putin's first official visit to North Korea since 2000, and came afterNorth Korea–Russia relations improved significantly following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The visit includedsummit meeting betweenNorth Korea andRussia where North Korean leaderKim Jong Un met with Putin inPyongyang, the capital of North Korea. This was the third meeting between the two leaders after the ones in2019 and2023. During the visit, the two leaders signed theNorth Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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The visit came afterNorth Korea–Russia relations improved significantly following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was Putin's first official visit to North Korea since 2000.[1] A few days before his arrival, it was reported that thePyongyang International Airport was cleared of aircraft.[2] A Russiancargo aircraft landed few days before his arrival.[3]
Hours before his arrival, Putin wrote an editorial titled "Russia and the DPRK: Traditions of Friendship and Cooperation Through the Years" inRodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of theWorkers' Party of Korea, where he praised the "friendly and neighborly relationship between Russia and the DPRK", thanked North Korea for its "unwavering support for Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine" and accused the United States of trying to "impose a global neocolonial dictatorship based on double standards".[4]
Following Putin's arrival to Pyongyang Airport in aIlyushin Il-96, where he was met by Kim Jong Un, they rode to the Kumsusan State Guest House where Putin stayed during his visit.[5] Pyongyang's streets weredecorated with portraits of Putin.[6] During the visit a ceremony took place atKim Il Sung Square, with Kim and Putin greeting officials on ared carpet, military bands played the national anthems of Russia and North Korea and children waved balloons and the North Korean and Russian flags. Negotiations between the Putin and Kim took place at the Kumsusan Guesthouse and lasted more than 10 hours.[7]
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Putin expressed appreciation for North Korea's support of Russia's military actions in Ukraine and emphasized their mutual opposition to Western ambitions, "to hinder the establishment of amultipolar world order based on justice, mutual respect for sovereignty, considering each other’s interests."[8] Kim Jong Un expressed "full support" for Russia's war in Ukraine and pledged stronger strategic ties with Moscow, calling Putin the "dearest friend" of the Korean people.[9] Putin also discussed developing trade and payment systems independent of Western control and expanding cooperation in tourism, culture, and education.[10]
During the visit, a number of agreements were signed, including theNorth Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.[11] The agreement wasratified by theFederation Council, theRussian parliament'supper house on November 6, 2024.[12] Following the signature of the pact, the two leaders drove one another in anAurus Senat limousine, which Putin later presented to Kim as a gift. The North Korean leader, in turn, presented gifts with an image of the Russian president.[13]
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