An Uncertain Future for the Russia-DPRK “Rajin-Khasan” Project
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The world media and experts actively discuss the intensification of Russia-DPRK cooperation seen since 2013. Though many investment plans involving the DPRK are yet to be realized, Moscow and Pyongyang have already started full-scale work on the so called “Rajin-Khasan” Logistic Project (the RKLP project). At the end of November 2014, in a landmark pilot operation 40,500 tons of Russian coals were transported to the South Korean port Pohang through the RKLP project. In 2015 South Korea shipped coal through Rajin two more times. Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula, including new nuclear and missile tests done by the DPRK in January-February, 2016, additional international and unilateral sanctions by certain states against Pyongyang, have created serious obstacles and problems for the project. Many experts expect the RKLP to fail. However we believe that there are chances for continuation of cooperation and the project is worth to be saved for the future of the Korean peninsula. This article presents a brief description of the RKLP project, points out possible problems facingthe cooperation as well as benefits for every party and discusses the immediate prospects for the project.
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The world media and experts actively discuss the intensification of Russia-DPRK cooperation seen since 2013. Though many investment plans involving the DPRK are yet to be realized, Moscow and Pyongyang have already started full-scale work on the so called “Rajin-Khasan” Logistic Project (the RKLP project). At the end of November 2014, in a landmark pilot operation 40,500 tons of Russian coals were transported to the South Korean port Pohang through the RKLP project. In 2015 South Korea shipped coal through Rajin two more times. Recent developments on the Korean Peninsula, including new nuclear and missile tests done by the DPRK in January-February, 2016, additional international and unilateral sanctions by certain states against Pyongyang, have created serious obstacles and problems for the project. Many experts expect the RKLP to fail. However we believe that there are chances for continuation of cooperation and the project is worth to be saved for the future of the Korean peninsula. This article presents a brief description of the RKLP project, points out possible problems facingthe cooperation as well as benefits for every party and discusses the immediate prospects for the project.
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