The Special Message of President Putin was introduced by Ambassador Aleksandr Timonin of the Russian Federation at a recent meeting in Seoul between Ambassador Timonin and Publisher-Chairman of The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language media outlets established 33 years ago in 1985 with Second Secretary Daniil Chekhlan of the Russian Embassy and The Korea Post Reporter Ms. Sua Kim.
Ambassador Timonin and Publisher Lee discussed a wide range of topics concerning the existence of enormous opportunity for substantially increased cooperation between Korea and Russia, especially under the new President of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in, who has strong desire to increase cooperation and exchange between Korea and Russia.
Publisher Lee particularly reminded Ambassador Timonin of the warm ambition on the part of President Moon who wants to substantially expand the range of economic cooperation between Korea and Russia, especially the oil-gas pipe line to tap the unfathomably enormous natural resources in Siberia and supply them to the resources-hungry people in Korea, the north and south, and also Japan and other countries of the neighboring regions.
The prospect of the inter-Korean oil pipeline of the Russian Federation from Siberia has become all the more bright as a result of recent development in Korea, including the pleasantest meetings of President Moon with Madam Kim Yo-jung (younger sister of Chairman Kim Il-sung of North Korea), Chairman Kim Yong-nam and other extremely important personalities of North Korea who came to Seoul to attend the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
The Special Statement of President Putin comes at a time tying in very nicely with the good development involving the two Koreas and the surrounding countries.