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07:54, 24-May-2018
Russian foreign minister Lavrov plans to visit DPRK: agencies
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Russian news agencies quoted a foreign ministry spokeswoman as saying on Wednesday.
Dates for the trip have yet to be agreed, she said. Earlier, the RBC news portal wrote that Lavrov would travel to the DPRK on May 31.
That would mean him visiting before a proposed summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.
The RBC news portal wrote that Lavrov would travel to DPRK on May 31 / Reuters Photo
The RBC news portal wrote that Lavrov would travel to DPRK on May 31 / Reuters Photo
On Tuesday, Trump cast doubt on plans for that meeting, which has been scheduled for June 12.
Russia is considered an ally of the DPRK, but has supported UN sanctions against it over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
Lavrov accepted an invitation to visit the DPRK last month.
(Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting in Moscow, April 28. / Reuters Photo)
Source(s): Reuters