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Mon, October 2, 2023 | 03:53
N. Korea's FM arrives in Myanmar for security forum
北 리수용, 미얀마 도착…ARF 외교전 주목
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North Korea's new foreign minister arrived in Myanmar on Saturday to join Asia's biggest security forum that brings together his counterparts from the five other nations involved in the long-stalled talks on ending the North's nuclear ambitions.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong, who became the North's top diplomat in April, landed in the capital of Myanmar for the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which will be held on Sunday.

The ARF forum has been regarded as an important venue for discussion on North Korea as it involves all member countries of the six-party talks that are aimed at denuclearizing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

Upon arrival at the airport and later at his hotel, Ri and his delegation did not take questions from reporters.

This year's forum comes amid an array of North Korea's short-range missile and rocket launches, and its threat to conduct a fourth nuclear test.

North Korea has beefed up its provocative acts by firing-off missiles and rockets, snubbing the United Nations Security Council's condemnation that such moves are in violation of U.N. resolutions.

The North's threat of another nuclear test has raised geopolitical risks in Northeast Asia. Pyongyang has claimed that the nuke test is aimed at defending its country to counter what it calls the United States' hostile policy toward it.

South Korea seeks to drum up support at the ARF forum for ending the communist country's spate of provocations, according to officials from Seoul's foreign ministry.

Also of media interest is whether Ri will have talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines, observers said.

China, the North's long-time ally, is seen as being upset with Pyongyang following the North's nuclear test in February 2013. (Yonhap)



北 리수용, 미얀마 도착…ARF 외교전 주목

리수용 북한 외무상이 9일 아세안지역안보포럼(ARF) 외교장관회의 참석차 미얀마의 수도 네피도에 도착했다.

리 외무상은 이날 오전 9시30분(현지시간)께 네피도국제공항에 도착, 공항 1층 귀빈실에서 잠깐 머문 뒤 공항 출입문 앞에 대기하던 차량을 타고 9시49분께 공항을 빠져나갔다. 

그는 귀빈실에서 출구까지 이동시 '남측과 만날 계획이 있느냐'는 기자들의 잇단 질문에 별다른 대답을 하지 않고 지나갔다. 

이날 저녁에는 올해 회의 주최국인 미얀마 초청 환영만찬이 열릴 예정이다. 이 자리에는 리수용과 윤병세 외교장관, 존 케리 미국 국무부 장관 등이 모두 참석 대상이기 때문에 만찬장에서 자연스럽게 남북 외교수장이 조우할 것으로 예상된다.

리수용은 10일 오후 몽골과 양자회담을 할 것으로 알려졌다. 그는 또 왕이(王毅) 중국 외교부장과 회담할 것이란 게 대체적인 관측이다.

이와 함께 일본인 납치자 문제에 대한 북일간 합의가 이행되는 상황에서 기시다 후미오(岸田文雄) 일본 외무상과의 북일간 접촉도 이뤄질 전망이다.

리수용은 12일 미얀마에서 인도네시아로 이동할 예정이다. 이후에는 싱가포르(13∼15일), 브루나이(15∼17일)를 방문한다. 그는 네피도 체류 중 미얀마측과도 양자회담을 할 것으로 알려졌다. (연합뉴스)
 
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