Russia, North Korea Agree on Increased Diplomatic Exchanges
19 October 2018 19:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his North Korean counterpart Ri Su Yong, agreed on a master plan to increase diplomatic exchanges in 2015-2016 between both countries in Moscow on Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
Lavrov, as reported by Russia's ITAR-TASS, said that the agreement is hoped to increase useful bilateral cooperation between Russia's and North Korea's foreign ministries.
The meeting of the two foreign ministers discussed the possibility of deepening bilateral relations between both countries through increasing the frequency and intensity of political dialogues between Russia and North Korea, and by establishing stronger economic and trade ties between the two.
Other issues that were discussed in the meeting included the latest development on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the general security conditions in East Asia and Asia-Pacific.
Ri Su Yong arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to begin his 10-day visit of Russia. The arrival of North Korea's premier diplomat marked the first such visit by a North Korean diplomat to Russia in four years.
ANTARA