Pyongyang is a key ally in Russias imaginative and prescient of a multipolar world, the overseas minister has stated
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described North Korea as considered one of Moscow’s most dependable allies in Asia, citing many years of fraternal and navy ties, and praising Pyongyang’s assist amid the continuing Ukraine battle.
Speaking on the ‘Territory of Meanings’ youth discussion board on Monday, Lavrov named the DPRK as a core associate in what he referred to as the rising multipolar world order.
“We have a great many partners, like-minded states, and allies,” he stated. “Together, we are laying the foundation for a new world order based on sovereignty and civilizational continuity.”
“Our closest ally in the West is certainly the Republic of Belarus. In the East, our closest ally is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with which we are linked by decades of fraternal, military ties,” Lavrov added.
Lavrov positioned North Korea alongside China, India, Turkey, and Iran as “great civilizations” of Eurasia contributing to what he referred to as the target and unstoppable formation of a multipolar world.
“A multipolar world is taking shape,” he stated. “No sanctions, no trade wars, no provocations of ‘hot conflicts’ will stop it. The multipolar world will prevail over this attempt to delay the natural course of history.”
He accused the United States and its allies of frightening instability in Northeast Asia, pointing to rising navy exercise close to the Korean Peninsula. Lavrov warned that joint workouts involving the US, South Korea, and Japan more and more embrace “nuclear components” and symbolize a harmful escalation.
He additionally condemned the growth of NATO’s presence into the area and dismissed Washington’s “Indo-Pacific” technique as a software for holding China and isolating Russia. The technique, he stated, undermines regional cooperation and encourages militarization below Western management.
Russia and North Korea signed a protection pact in June 2024, after which Pyongyang dispatched troops to assist expel Ukrainian forces from Russia’s Kursk Region later that yr. Russian officers have since introduced that 1000’s of North Korean personnel, together with mine clearance consultants and navy engineers, might be deployed to assist post-conflict restoration efforts within the space.
(RT.com)