North Korea–Serbia relations

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North Korea and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established between North Korea and SFR Yugoslavia in 1948. From 1956 to 2006, North Korea maintained relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) (later Serbia and Montenegro), of which Serbia is considered shared (SFRY) or sole (FRY) legal successor. [1]

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History

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea had established diplomatic relations on October 30, 1948. Relations had been very close during the time of Josip Broz Tito and Kim Il Sung. Both leaders had taken a neutral stance during the Sino-Soviet split and maintained friendly relations with both the Soviet Union and China. [2] Both Serbia and North Korea are members of the Non-Aligned Movement. Yugoslavia, of which Serbia was a constituent part, was one of the movement's founding members. [2]

Under President Slobodan Milosević, Serbia had a very close relationship with North Korea. It was rumoured that North Korean students came to study in Belgrade. During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the North Korean government strongly condemned NATO actions against Serbia. The North Korean foreign minister Paek Man Sun expressed his full support of the Serbian government against NATO, and urged the world community to prevent the United States from using military force in Kosovo. [3] [4] In 2000, a Workers' Party of Korea delegation participated in the fourth congress of the Socialist Party of Serbia, and representative Kim Man Ik delivered a speech condemning American imperialism in the Yugoslav Wars, and expressed his solidarity with the Serbian government and Slobodan Milošević. Regarding Serbia's military actions in Kosovo, Kim said, "The people and armed forces of Yugoslavia, determined to defend to the end the sovereignty of the country, turned out valiantly in a sacred war against the aggression of the US-led NATO forces and fully demonstrated to the rest of the world their indefatigable will and heroic stamina." [5]

In 2017, North Korean Ambassador Ri Pyong Du visited Belgrade and reaffirmed North Korea's support of Serbia's position on Kosovo. Serbian foreign minister Ivica Dačić stressed the need for a diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis. [2] [6]

Bilateral treaties

Resident diplomatic missions

Both countries closed their embassies in each other's capitals in 2001, for financial reasons.

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References

  1. ↑ "Country programme framework". UNDP Serbia. UNDP. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Ramani, Samuel (16 October 2017). "What North Korea Learned From the Kosovo War". The Diplomat.
  3. ↑ “Pyongyang Blasts NATO for Yugo Bombings, Backs Belgrade.” Russian News Agency TASS, 8 Apr. 1999.
  4. ↑ Valiyev, Alexander. “N. Korea Cautions against Military Solution to Kosovo Issue .” Russian News Agency TASS, 4 Mar. 1999.
  5. ↑ Ik, Kim Man. "Equality and Non-Interference versus Domination." Fourth Congress of the Socialist Party of Serbia. Belgrade. 17 Feb. 2000. Speech.
  6. ↑ “Serbia Grateful to N. Korea for Stance on Kosovo.” B92.Net, B92, 21 Mar. 2017.
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