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Russia-DPRK Moscow Declaration Signed
Russia-DPRK Moscow Declaration Signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK), Kim Jong Il, signed a historic joint declaration after a nearly three-hour meeting in the Kremlin on Saturday.
In the new century, the two countries will promote the formation of a new fair world order "based on the priority of law, principles of equal rights, mutual respect, mutually profitable cooperation in the interests of preserving global stability, and ensuring the security of each member of the world community," the declaration said.
Russia and the DPRK have confirmed "the right of each state to have an equal degree of security," according to the document.
The sides stressed the importance of the efforts made by the international community "to oppose the threat of spread of international terrorism and militant separatism," it said.
Both states favor "a stronger role of the United Nations and world affairs and the necessity of preventing any attempts of contradicting the U.N., and other principles and norms of international law," it added.
"The disputes that currently exist in the world should be resolved by peaceful, political means, through negotiation based on non-confrontation," the declaration said.
In the declaration, the DPRK said that its missile program has a peaceful nature and poses no threat to any country that respects the DPRK's sovereignty, and Russia "welcomes this position of the DPRK." Both sides stressed that "the 1972 ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile) treaty is the cornerstone of strategic stability and the foundation of further reduction of strategic offensive arms." The sides also expressed their intention to continue promoting international security in the new century.
According to the declaration, Russia, confirming its respect for all the agreements reached between Pyongyang and Seoul, encourages the inter-Korean dialogue.
The leaders of the two countries agreed that supporting the efforts of the Korean people to "find an independent peaceful solution to the problem of re-uniting the country by means of the Korean nation itself" promotes the solution of the Korea problem.
The declaration reaffirmed that any external interference into this process is unacceptable.
Moscow assured Pyongyang that it is ready to continue "playing a constructive and responsible role in the positive process on the Korean Peninsula." The DPRK regards the withdrawal of the US troops from South Korea as a pressing problem, which needs to be solved to ensure " peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia." Russia expressed its understanding of this position, stressing the necessity of ensuring peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula by using non-military means.
Kim invited Putin to visit the DPRK again "at any time convenient to him," and the Russian president thanked Kim for the invitation and accepted it, according to the declaration.
Kim arrived here late Friday for a two-day official visit.
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