Lavrov invites DPRK leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has invited Kim Jong Un, the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to visit Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Lavrov delivered the invitation when he met Kim in Pyongyang on Thursday.

"Come to Russia, we'll be very happy to see you," Lavrov told the DPRK leader in remarks released by the Russian foreign ministry.

He also passed on best wishes from President Vladimir Putin and said that Moscow supported peace and progress on the Korean Peninsula and highly valued a declaration signed recently by Pyongyang and Seoul.