The Hasan-Rajin Russian and North Korean Project in the System of International Economic Constraints (Impregnable Russian-Chinese Bastion in the DPRK)

Abstract

The paper considers international economic constrains imposed by the UN Security Council and individual States on the DPRK in connection with the implementation of the North Korean State nuclear programs. The author scrutinizes the reasons for non-application of constrains to the Hassan-Rejin Russian-North Korean Project on expoting coal supplies from the port of Rajin (Rason) to China and the Republic of Korea. The paper considers the prospects of formation and development of international transport corridors in connection with integration processes in the Far Eastern region, reveals the interests of the States (the RF, the PRC, the RK) affected by the introduction of restrictive economic measures against the DPRK, determines the peculiarities of the project implementation in connection with the issues of the DPRK foreign debt repayment to the Russian Federation, provides the author's understanding of the North Korean problem solution and the development of the Russian-North Korean cooperation with regard to the implementation of new projects.