Ficha de relación
Malasia
Corea del Norte
Evaluación de la relación
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Longstanding ties ended in a diplomatic rupture after years of escalating disputes
Malasia hacia Corea del Norte
-35Malaysia maintained diplomatic and travel links with North Korea, but relations deteriorated after Kim Jong-nam was killed in Kuala Lumpur in 2017. Malaysia extradited North Korean citizen Mun Chol Myong to the United States in 2021 and severed diplomatic ties with North Korea that March.
Corea del Norte hacia Malasia
-65North Korea maintained diplomatic and travel links with Malaysia, but the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport severely strained relations. In 2021, North Korea barred Malaysian citizens from leaving the country and severed diplomatic ties with Malaysia.
Relación general
-45The relationship combined longstanding diplomatic and travel links with a major breakdown following the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia. The dispute over Malaysia's extradition of Mun Chol Myong and North Korea's travel ban on Malaysians culminated in the severing of diplomatic ties in 2021.
Cómo interpretar estas puntuaciones
Las puntuaciones son valoraciones aproximadas, no mediciones objetivas ni una verificación actual. Las puntuaciones direccionales describen políticas y actuaciones gubernamentales, no la opinión pública. La puntuación general es una estimación independiente, nunca un promedio.
- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
«Sin evaluar» significa que no hay una puntuación registrada. La existencia de una pareja no implica reconocimiento diplomático ni relaciones establecidas.
Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Malaysia and North Korea maintained diplomatic and travel links for decades, but relations deteriorated sharply after the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Malaysia later extradited North Korean citizen Mun Chol Myong to the United States, and North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country. The two governments severed diplomatic ties in March 2021.
Áreas de tensión
- The killing of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2017.
- Malaysia's extradition of North Korean citizen Mun Chol Myong to the United States.
- North Korea's 2021 ban preventing Malaysians from leaving the country.
- The severing of diplomatic ties in 2021.
Acontecimientos clave
Kim Jong-nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, causing a major deterioration in Malaysia–North Korea relations.
Malaysia and North Korea severed diplomatic ties after a dispute involving Malaysia's extradition of Mun Chol Myong and North Korea's ban on Malaysians leaving the country.
Principales incertidumbres
- The full extent of earlier bilateral cooperation beyond diplomatic and travel arrangements is unclear.
- The longer-term effects of the 2021 diplomatic rupture on practical bilateral contacts are unclear.