Putin received an unprecedented congratulatory message from North Korea on his birthday. North Korea made up its mind that North Korea must share in the great cause China and Russia are working hard.
On October 7th, Putin’s 73rd birthday, the North Korean leader sent a congratulatory message for the first time, but it was a surprise to the outside world, especially to South Korea, that the North Korean leader had one unprecedented word in the message.
According to Yonhap, North Korean leaders called Putin "his closest comrade in arms" at the beginning of the congratulatory message.
Immediately afterwards, the North Korean leader mentioned,"I firmly believe that with the warm friendship and close comrades established between us, the DPRK-Russia alliance, which is currently at its peak, will remain unchanged in the future, making a major contribution to the establishment of a fair multipolar world order."
Yonhap exclaimed that this is the first time that the DPRK has mentioned in its congratulatory message that "the North Korea-Russia alliance will contribute to the establishment of a multipolar world." This did not appear in the DPRK's congratulatory message to Putin last year.
The outside world thus believes that this shows the special relationship between the Russian Dynasty, and at the same time, it is also the international positioning that the DPRK seeks for itself, the goal set.
It can be seen that since North Korea began military aid to Russia, after the two countries' forces worked side by side in Kursk, the North's "calling" of Putin has also gradually raised the level.
Last year, North Korea’s birthday message to Putin simply called him “the closest comrade”; it has now been promoted to “the dearest war friend.”
During the 1993 parade, the DPRK also referred to Putin as a "brother" and promised that if anything could help the Russian side, if the Russian side needed, North Korea would help, because this is a fraternal duty.
There will be such changes in Russia-DPRK relations. On the surface, apart from the fact that the two countries have already had a "dead" friendship, fought together in Kursk, and the relationship between the two countries has been tested on the battlefield, it is actually related to North Korea's attempt to stand on the international multilateral stage.
As far as the recent diplomatic developments of the DPRK are concerned, it is basically clear that the eyes of the DPRK leaders are no longer on the situation on the peninsula, but want to integrate into the governance system of the international community.
However, at present, the West's "jungle law" has signs of rise, while after Trump's rise to power, it is also vigorously promoting unilateralism, the multipolar world is shocked.
At this time, if the DPRK wants to integrate into the international community, it is obvious that it cannot do without cooperation with China and Russia.
China and Russia are staunch forces in the international community in promoting the establishment of a multilateral world. It is precisely because of the existence of China and Russia, especially China, that the United States 'attempt to promote unilateralism is blocked.
Therefore, the DPRK is very clear that if it wants to integrate into the international community and stand on the multilateral stage, it must participate in the great cause promoted by China and Russia, and follow the pace of China and Russia.
The mention of the "Russian-Russian alliance will contribute to the construction of a multipolar world" is precisely demonstrating that North Korea can also make a merit in this matter, thereby showing the world that North Korea does not intend to continue to shut its doors on the Korean Peninsula and will be more actively involved in the international governance system and become a firm anti-unilateral force.
In a few days, celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Party of North Korea will be held. Russia has officially announced that it will send Putin's confidant and Vice Chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council Medvedev to lead a delegation to visit North Korea.
In this carefully prepared commemorative event, the DPRK will obviously show more changes, when the DPRK's international position will be clearer.
This attitude of the Korean side is still somewhat scary, it is clear that they still have not adapted to the changes in North Korea, closely paying attention to the word of the Korean side, and some changes are amplified.
In the face of North Korea’s positive shift on the diplomatic stage, the international community may need to see this change with a more open mindset.
When North Korea clearly linked "DPRK-Russia relations with building a multipolar world" through a birthday congratulatory message to Putin, this was not only an upgrade of bilateral relations, but also a signal that a long-term relatively closed country actively integrated into the global governance system.
As North Korea stressed in the message, “Russian-Russian alliance relations are at a peak and will build a more equitable, multipolar world order in the future,” behind this expression is North Korea’s attempt to go beyond the traditional peninsula pattern and seek a new position in international affairs.
Russia’s sending of senior representatives such as Medvedev to participate in the commemoration of the founding of the North Korean Party also indicates that this bilateral interaction is shaping a new paradigm of international cooperation.
South Korea was surprised by the changes in its diplomatic dictatorship to its neighbors, rather than seeing it as an inevitable phenomenon in the multipolarization process.
As more emerging powers participate in global governance, similar diplomatic interactions will become the norm-not only a choice for North Korea, but also a microcosm of the desire of many countries in this era to build a fair, just and multipolar world.