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11:52, 30-May-2018
Russian FM to visit DPRK on May 31
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on May 31, at the invitation of the country's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, Russian news agency Tass reported citing the foreign ministry.
"Negotiations between the foreign ministers are planned, which will focus on the current issues of the bilateral agenda and positions regarding the situation around the Korean Peninsula and other major international and regional problems," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Earlier the same day, DPRK's state run media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) also reported about the upcoming visit from Lavrov, without specifying the date.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his DPRK counterpart Ri Yong Ho enter a hall during a meeting in Moscow, Russia April 10, 2018. /Reuters Photo
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his DPRK counterpart Ri Yong Ho enter a hall during a meeting in Moscow, Russia April 10, 2018. /Reuters Photo
On April 10, Ri Yong Ho paid a rare visit to Moscow. He met with his counterpart Lavrov and discussed the thaw in tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
Lavrov accepted the invitation to visit the DPRK during their meeting in Moscow.
This visit comes ahead of a possible summit next month between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.