1893-1976
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East Asia
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1893- 1976
January 1952
A Romanian delegation of doctors and nurses describe their journey from Bucharest to Korea, where they provided medical care for the Korean people. The report also includes a telegram from Kim Il Sung, who thanks the medical team for their efforts.
December 7, 1978
Kim Il Sung and Paul Niculescu Mizil discuss Romania’s position within the Warsaw Pact, Soviet military presence in socialist countries, and long-term economic collaboration between Romania and North Korea.
April 4, 1978
The North Korean ambassador conveys to N. Ceausescu a gratitude message from Kim Il Sung regarding the Romanian leader’s willingness to discuss the Korean problem during his visit in the United States.
October 10, 1977
O Jin-u provides a brief on the military developments within the peninsula, including the transfer of American defense capabilities to South Korea, tensions provoked by South Korea, and the modernization of South Korean military. O expressed North Korea's interest in broad cooperation with Romania in the field of military industry.
June 20, 1977
Kong Jin-tae and Ceausescu exchange opinions on Korean unification, Romania’s support to the DRPK within various international fora, the withdrawal of the foreign troops from South Korea, and bilateral cooperation in the filed of oil exploitation, among other topics.
February 14, 1972
Heo Dam asks for Romania’s support to bring the Korean issue onto the UN agenda and to hinder South Korea's efforts to develop relations with communist countries.
June 7, 1970
Kim Il Sung and Emil Bodnaras discuss military and diplomatic relations between Romania and DPRK and the Soviet approach towards the issue of Warsaw Pact’s enlargement, among other topics. Romania’s possible involvement in facilitating the communication between Western Europe and the United States and North Korea was broached.
January 30, 1968
October 29, 1969
Ceausescu expresses his discontent towards the attitude adopted by DPRK regarding Romania, including North Korea's non-participation in the 10th Congress of the Romanian Communist Party and the way in which the 25th celebration of Romanian liberation was marked in North Korea.
December 12, 1970
Gheorge Radulescu informs Zhou Enlai that the United States desires to improve Sino-US relations and discuss China's representation in the UN. Zhou states that China does not accept the proposal for Taiwan to remain a member of the UN as an autonomous region of China, because, in that case, other countries could ask that the same be done for Tibet and Xinjiang. Zhou notes the ongoing border disputes with the Soviet Union. Zhou also discusses Japan's growing economy and the threat of renewed Japanese militarism.