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21:34, 03-Apr-2018
DPRK foreign minister to visit Moscow: Russian embassy
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The foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Ri Yong Ho, who is in Beijing, will visit Russia during his current foreign tour, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said Tuesday.
The embassy posted a photo of Ri at Pyongyang International Airport being seen off Tuesday by Russia's interim charge d'affaires, Alexander Minayev.
"The (DPRK) diplomatic chief set off on a foreign tour, part of which will be his visit to Moscow," the embassy said on Facebook, adding: "Bon voyage."
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the DPRK's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in Beijing, April 3, 2018. /MOFA Photo
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with the DPRK's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in Beijing, April 3, 2018. /MOFA Photo
Ri arrived in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart just a week after the DPRK leader Kim Jong Un made a surprise trip to the Chinese capital where he met President Xi Jinping in his first visit abroad since inheriting power from his father in December 2011.
Ri will be the most senior DPRK official to visit Russia in recent years.
Kim is due to hold a summit with the Republic of Korea's President Moon Jae-in on April 27 and a landmark meeting with US President Donald Trump is also planned.
Source(s): AFP