The US government has repeatedly warned of progress in arms deal negotiations between North Korea and Russia, but this time there is a prospect that Chairman Kim Jong-un will cross over to Russia to negotiate. The EU, New Zealand and Swedish governments strongly condemned it. I’m sorry Jinhee Kim.
The New York Times newspaper reported that “Chairman Kim Jong-un will visit Russia by train to meet with President Putin for arms deal negotiations.”
Russia wants artillery shells and anti-tank missiles, and North Korea wants advanced technology for satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, as well as food. that is.
The White House did not deny the possibility regarding the New York Times report about the possibility of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia in September.
Adrian Watson, spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC), responded to a related inquiry by VOA, saying, “Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Pyongyang and tried to convince North Korea to sell shells to Russia.”
“We have received information that Kim Jong-un expects to continue these negotiations, including a leadership-level diplomatic contact in Russia,” he said.
[NSC논평]“We have information that Kim Jong-Un expects these discussions to continue, to include leader-level diplomatic engagement in Russia. We urge the DPRK to cease its arms negotiations with Russia and abide by the public commitments that Pyongyang has made to not provide or sell arms to Russia.”
“I urge North Korea to stop arms negotiations with Russia and honor its public promise not to provide or sell arms to Russia,” he said.
The European Union said it “repeatedly urges North Korea not to support Russia’s war effort in any way.”
“We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s unlawful, provocative and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine, in flagrant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter,” EU spokesman Peter Stano responded to VOA’s request for comment.
[EU 대변인] “The EU condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, which constitutes a manifest violation of international law and the UN Charter. We reiterate our call on the DPRK to condemn Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and not to support Russia’s war efforts in any way.”
“UN Security Council Resolutions 1718, 1874 and 2270 prohibit the import and export of North Korean military equipment,” he said. I urge you,” he added.
“Any arms deal between a North Korean entity and the Russian government or private military company is in clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions co-authored by Russia itself and would provide funds to be used to support North Korea’s illicit nuclear and missile programs,” Stano said. will be,” he pointed out.
During a January briefing, White House National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby released satellite images showing North Korea’s delivery of weapons to the Wagner Group, a private Russian mercenary company.
New Zealand, a member of ‘Five Eyes’, a confidential information sharing alliance among five English-speaking countries, also expressed its position that it was “concerned about the supply of Russian weapons by third countries.”
In a spokesperson’s commentary to VOA, Foreign Affairs New Zealand said it had “along with many other countries banned the supply of weapons and other strategic material to Russia and encouraged all other countries to do the same.”
[뉴질랜드 외교부 대변인] “Aotearoa New Zealand remains concerned about any weapons provision to Russia by third countries. Together with many other countries, New Zealand has banned the supply of weapons and other strategic goods to Russia, and encourages all other countries to do the same. New Zealand also prohibits the export of weapons between New Zealand and DPRK.”
Five Eyes began with the 1946 agreement between the United States and Great Britain to respond to the Cold War with the Communist bloc, and New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia are participating.
In June of this year, they agreed to cooperate on export controls, limiting exports and technology transfers of “dual-use” items that Russia could also use for military purposes in Ukraine and items that could threaten national security.
Sweden, which officially ended its 208-year diplomatic neutrality following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, said in a Foreign Ministry commentary to VOA, “We are paying attention to worrying information about arms transfers from North Korea to Russia, and we are keeping an eye on the matter.” said.
[스웨덴 외교부 공보실] “We have taken note of the worrying information about delivery of weapons to Russia from the DPRK, and we are following the issue. Within the EU and in consultation with our partners, we will continue to respond to information on countries or organisations supporting Russia’s illegal aggression against Ukraine.”
“In consultation with the EU and our partners, we will continue to respond to information about any country or organization supporting Russia’s illegal aggression against Ukraine,” it added.
Sweden recently unveiled its 13th arms aid package, which brings Sweden’s arms supply to Ukraine to $1.8 billion.
Earlier, after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sweden’s Prime Minister Wolf Christersson posted on his social media account, “It is a matter of life and death, not only of Ukraine’s future, but of our entire continent.” ”he said.
As discussions on the arms trade between North Korea and Russia spread to the North Korea-Russia summit, voices of condemnation from around the world are also rising.
This is Kim Jin-hee from VOA News.
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