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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 12:35
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Park won't attend Russia event
러시아 전승절에 윤상현 특사파견…朴대통령 불참
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By Kim Hyo-jin

President Park Geun-hye will not attend Russia's war victory anniversary next month. Instead, Korea will send a presidential envoy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.

"Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun, Park's special adviser on political affairs, will attend the May 9 ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II," the ministry said in a press release.

The ministry said the presidential envoy's attendance would contribute to improving Seoul-Moscow relations in the year marking the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
The announcement came after the months of speculation about whether Park would attend the celebrations, where she could possibly meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the sidelines.

The Russian government invited Park and Kim to its May 9 anniversary. Following the invitation, the North Korean leader confirmed his attendance, the Kremlin said last month. However, Seoul had been cautious about whether Park would attend.

Political analysts said the South Korean decision was made because of continuing tension between the West and Russia over the Ukraine crisis.

The U.S. and the European Union have imposed economic sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea and for supporting armed rebels in eastern Ukraine.

Because of the Ukraine situation, major Western countries, including the U.S., have turned down Moscow's invitation.

"If President Park Geun-hye decides to attend the event, it can be seen as a pardon for what Moscow has done," said Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies "The government, for sure, did not want to risk its stance in the international community."

Koh Yoo-hwan, a professor of North Korean Studies at Dongguk University echoed the view, saying, "The government must have taken into consideration that many Western nations are not attending."

While agreeing that the decision was understandable, some observers expressed strong disappointment.

"Relations between Russia and North Korea have warmed recently, so Seoul needed to gain leverage by responding to Putin's invitation positively," said World North Korea Research Center director Ahn Chan-il.

Professor Yang also said Seoul had failed to seek multi-channel diplomacy.

"Considering Russia's role in securing peace in the region, it might not be a wise decision," he said, pointing out that Russia was taking presidency of the working group for Northeast Asia security in the six-party talks.

Chang Yong-seok, a senior researcher at the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies of Seoul National University also criticized the decision, saying Seoul's diplomacy was losing ground.

"It is contradictory that the President turned down the invitation while the government talks a lot about the Eurasia initiative," Chang said. "Especially with China upset by the ongoing discussion about deployment of the THAAD, Seoul should approach relations with Russia strategically."

Some political observers said that if Park had met Kim, even briefly, such a meeting would have been significant in itself.

"It still has a symbolic meaning," the director Ahn said. "It could have been a breakthrough in the icy relationship between the two Koreas."



러시아 전승절에 윤상현 특사파견…朴대통령 불참

오는 5월9일 모스크바에서 열리는 러시아의 제2차세계대전 전승 기념행사에 박근혜 대통령이 불참하고 대신 정무특보인 새누리당 윤상현 의원이 특사 자격으로 참석키로 했다. 

외교부는 11일 보도자료를 통해 러시아 전승절 기념행사와 관련, '대통령 정무특보인 윤상현 의원이 대통령 특사자격으로 참석할 예정'이라고 밝혀다.

외교부는 이번 특사 파견은 올해 한러 수교 25주년 및 상호방문의 해를 맞이해 한러 양국관계 발전에 기여할 것으로 기대된다고 설명했다.  

러시아 측은 박 대통령과 북한 김정은 국방위 제1위원장의 전승절 기념행사 참석을 동시에 초청한바 있다. (연합뉴스)
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