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South Korea held legislative elections to its National Assembly on April 13, 2016. The Minjoo Party of Korea secured the majority of votes in 110 single-member constituencies, with the ruling Saenuri Party earning 105 seats, the People’s Party 25 ...
... current crisis in relations between the ROK and the DPRK. The sides also explored the issues of using international sanctions to improve the situation on the Peninsula, as well as of cooperation between independent analytical centers of Russia’s and South Korea’s expert communities. Andrey Kortunov briefed the Korean Ambassador on the current and planned RIAC projects in the sphere of international security.
On February 11, 2016 RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Republic of Korea Ambassador to Russia Park Ro-byug to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula, opportunities for and constraints of the Russian-Korean bilateral cooperation in promoting security and military-strategic stability in Northeast Asia, given the current phase of North Korea’s missile and nuclear program.
... attempts of Kim Il-sung in 1950, with the support of Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, to “communize” the Korean peninsula failed, any hopes of achieving real peace (including in the legal sense) in the region also vanished. For both North and South Korea, the war never ended. Tensions rise and fall like the seasons change. But today, hardly anyone actually believes that the North Korean leadership, which is interested in preserving statehood and protecting its regime, would take military action,...
Interview with Natalya Stapran, Alexander Gabuyev, Sergey Luzyanin and Won Dong Cho The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal was sealed on 5 October 2015. Moscow’s stance on the TPP has not been defined yet. The Russian International Affairs Council has asked Natalya Stapran , Associate Professor at the Department of Oriental Studies, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia; Alexander Gabuyev , head of the “Russia in...
On October 6, 2015, Russian International Affairs Council, the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy ( KIEP ) and Carnegie Moscow Center held roundtable "The Rise of Eurasia and Future Russian-South Korean Cooperation" with assistance of the ROK Embassy to Moscow. Timed to the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Republic of Korea, the event offered a series of reports and presentations by diplomats,...
On September 7, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council held the presentation of the Russian-South Korean working paper " Security and Cooperation in Northeast Asia " authored by Russian Ambassador Gleb Ivashentsov and Director of Institute for Russian , East European and Eurasian Studies at Seoul National University Beom-Shik Shin ...
Working Paper 25/2015 In 2015 Russia and South Korea celebrate the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. Much has been accomplished, but significant potential for collaboration in Northeast Asia to address new and traditional threats remains untapped. In this analytical paper ...
On August 26, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Republic of Korea Ambassador to Moscow Park Ro-Byug to discuss topical issues related with Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. The ambassador was also briefed on the status of the joint project of RIAC and Seoul National University on security and cooperation in Northeast Asia, after which the sides exchanged views on preparation of a Russian-Korean theoretical and practical conference devoted to the 25th anniversary of establishment of...
... countries – the two Koreas have been building up their armies, with thousands of troops equipped with the most up-to-date weapons and military equipment ready to engage the enemy. And it is not just Korean soldiers. In accordance with the U.S.–South Korea Collective Defense Agreement, more than 25,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed on South Korean soil under the command of the United States Forces Korea (USFK), which is headed by an American general. In the event that an armed conflict ...
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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