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It was the most miraculous Christmas truce since the First World War. After a year in which the prospect of conflict on the Korean peninsula never appeared greater, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea offered an unexpected olive branch to the Republic of Korea. Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un hinted at rapprochement in
his New Year address
; eight days later,
his envoy met with interlocutors
from South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the demilitarized zone for the first face-to-face meetings between North and South since 2015. The parallels to 1914 were cemented when, a month later,
both sides fielded a joint-team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics
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US Antipathy to Inter-Korean Rapprochement and Russia’s Role in Conflict Prevention
Thanks to the “New Year’s” initiatives of Kim Jong-un – to which South Korean Moon Jae-in responded for his own reasons – significant progress was made in the inter-Korean dialogue at the highest level during the recent Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang (the possibility of an inter-Korean summit is even on the table),...
The parties discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula as well as prospects for cooperation between the two think tanks.
On February 2, 2018, Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with Lee Sihyung, President of the
Korea Foundation
.
Prof. Eom Gu Ho, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies and Director of the Asia Pacific Research Center at Hanyang University, as well as officers of the Korea Foundation also took part in the...
... leading experts on Russia-Korea relations and security issues in Northeast Asia took part in the discussions on the Russian side. South Korea was represented by Gu Ho Eom, Head of Asia-Pacific Research Center at Hanyang University, Ko Je Nam and Shin Beom-chul,... ... and the United States in Northeast Asia, as well as the analysis of bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea. The participants of the conference noted the convergence of positions between Moscow and Seoul on DPRK nuclear ...
... Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ksenia Kuzmina, RIAC Program Coordinator, also took part in the meeting.
On January 25, 2018, Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation Yoon-keun Woo and diplomats of the Embassy.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ksenia Kuzmina, RIAC Program Coordinator, also took part in the meeting.
The discussion focused on Russia – South Korea relations, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the prospects for the inter-Korean normalization, as well as on the pending issues of Russia – U.S. and Russia – EU ties.
... in Vladivostok or Irkutsk, for example, since, for security reasons, Kim Jong-un cannot travel to the South and he hardly wants to travel to China, and because holding a third successive summit in North Korea is fraught with political costs for the South Korean leader.
1
. G. Toloraya. The Republic of Korea. Moscow: Mysl, 1990, p. 44.
2
. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Moscow: Nauka, 1985, pp. 260–262; Nodon sinmun, Pyongyang, 7.4.1993.
On October 25, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Park Ro-Byug, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia.
On October 25, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Park Ro-Byug, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia.
The meeting covered the recent events regarding Korean peninsula, possible ways to resolve the current crisis, Russia’s and South Korea’s role in ensuring security and developing cooperation in Northeast Asia.
The parties also touched upon the results of Vladimir Putin’s and Jae-in Moon at Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok on September, 6.
... Moscow Office.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: bilateral relations between Russia and the Republic of Korea, security issues on the Korean Peninsula, opportunities for signing the Free Trade Zone Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union.
The issues of present state and prospects for further development of Russia-South Korea scientific, educational, and humanitarian ties were also touched upon in the course of the event.
On February 22, RIAC welcomed Yoon Young-Kwan, former Minister of foreign affairs and trade of Republic of Korea, and Wi Sung Lac, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Russia.
Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, met with the guests from Seoul.
The parties discussed the current state and prospects ...
... Asia-Pacific, among them:
— Historical, economic and strategic significance of the fastest developing territories and Russia’s New Eastern Policy (Pivot to Asia).
— Steps to be taken by Moscow to bring into balance future cooperation with South Korea and Japan vis-à-vis close cooperation with China.
— Strategic importance and economic value of the EEU’s drive to free trade agreements with Asian countries, and in particular an FTA with RoK.
— The Korean Peninsula ...
