Written by Hyung Jin Kim and Kim Tong Hyung, Associated Press
Seoul, South Korea (AP) – North Korea leader Kim Jong On Jong U He arrived in Beijing By train On Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, an event that observers say can appear Triple Against the United States.
Kim and the Russian President Vladimir Putin between 26 world leaders Who will join the President of China Xi Jinping In the massive military procession on Wednesday in Beijing, which celebrates the eighty anniversary of the end of World War II and the fight against the Japanese war.
It is scheduled to be the first time for Kim to attend a major multilateral event through His rule for 14 yearsAnd the first time that Kim, Shi and Putin gathered all the main competitors of the United States, in the same place. None of the three countries confirmed a special meeting of three leaders.
North Korean Central News Agency said that Kim was received at the Beijing Railway Station by senior Chinese officials. Kim was martyred as saying that he was happy to visit China and express Shuk Shi and his government for the generosity of hospitality.
According to KCNA photos, Kim’s delegation at Beijing Station includes His little daughterSouth Korean intelligence officials are seen as his potential heir. Since 2022, she often accompanied her father on a large number of major events, including missile tests, as government media described her child “the most beloved” or “respected”. Kcna said earlier that senior officials, including Foreign Minister Choi Sun Hui, were traveling with Kim, but they did not mention the girl, and according to what was named Kim Joe Eye, about 13 years old.
Bilateral meetings
At a closed press conference for legislators earlier on Tuesday, the South Korean National Intelligence Service said that Kim would likely receive special security measures equally with Putin, according to Li Seong Coyion, the legislator who attended the meeting.
The espionage agency said that Kim could stand by Shi and Putin on the platform in the Tiananmen Square during a procession on Wednesday, and expected that he would hold bilateral meetings with Chinese and Russian leaders and interact with the heads of other countries at a reception and cultural performance where he seeks to get out of isolation and expand its diplomatic scope.
It is Kim’s first visit to China since 2019, and the fifth visit in total since he inherited power at the death of his father in late 2011.
Putin arrived in China on Sunday to attend Shanghai Cooperation OrganizationRegional Summit, as well as the Beijing procession. “A meeting between Putin and Kim on the margin was” in consideration. “
North Korean observers pay great attention to Kim, who may meet on the eleventh bilaterally, as well as to a triple meeting with Shi and Putin. The three leaders met before, but they did not hold a triple meeting.
Kim wants to restore the strong relationships of China
North Korea’s foreign policy is Russia in recent years, as it was providing forces and ammunition Supporting the Moscow War Against Ukraine in exchange for economic and military assistance.
According to South Korea’s assessments, North Korea has sent about 15,000 soldiers to Russia since last year. Li said that the South Korean espionage agency at the recent briefing conference of the legislators said that about 2000 of them had died so far in the fighting.
Kim also agreed to send him in addition Thousands of military construction workers and Deminers Li told me that the agency is evaluating the Russian Corsc region, and the agency’s evaluation is that the first 000 people are already in Russia.
According to what was reported, North Korea’s relations with China have shifted in recent years, but experts say Kim is most likely to restore relations because China is the largest commercial partner in North Korea and aid, and wants to be ready for the end of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Kim is also developing partnerships
Since consensus with Russia, North Korea has become more hiding in international affairs outside the Korean Peninsula, as it has issued diplomatic statements on conflicts in the Middle East and in the Taiwan Strait, while depicting itself as part of a unified front against Washington.
Some experts say that Kim’s presence in the multilateral event in Beijing is part of the efforts made to develop partnerships with other countries close to China and Russia.
Kim’s journey comes as the first of the United States, President Donald Trump and the President of the New liberal Korea Lee Jay Mong They have repeatedly expressed their hopes of restarting talks with North Korea. North Korea has been avoiding talks with the United States and South Korea and pressed to expand its nuclear and missiles since the previous round of Kim from Trump diplomacy It collapsed in 2019.
Before leaving to China on Monday, Kim visited the North Korea missile research institute to review the progress made in developing a new ball of a “next generation” ballistic missile, KCNA said.
In recent years, the North has experienced various versions of ICBMS capable of reaching the mainland of the United States, and analysts say that the next generation of ICBM probably indicates a long -range weapon with multiple nuclear warheads that can defeat American missile systems.