Russian foreign minister meets with North Korean counterpart

Associated Press, Pyongyang | By
May 31, 2018 12:30 PM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho on Thursday in Pyongyang, a trip seen as an attempt by Moscow to make its voice heard in its neighbour state’s new push for diplomacy.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang, North Korea(AP photo)
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang, North Korea(AP photo)

Lavrov’s visit comes ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who has also made recent diplomatic overtures to Seoul and Beijing.

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After his arrival, Lavrov met with Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and others at an assembly hall in the capital.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement earlier they would discuss bilateral issues as well as the overall situation on the Korean Peninsula. Details of Lavrov’s schedule in Pyongyang were not disclosed.

Despite having a border with the North and relatively cordial relations that President Vladimir Putin has seemed to want to develop further, Russia has so far remained largely on the sidelines as Kim has emerged onto the world stage this year.

Kim has already met twice with China’s President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. One of Kim’s top lieutenants, former intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol, is now in New York to discuss with U.S. officials the agenda for the summit planned in Singapore on or around June 12.

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