Top diplomats of NK, Russia discuss 'upcoming political contacts': reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday, in this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik. AFP-Yonhap The top diplomats of North Korea and Russia discussed the schedule of "upcoming political contacts" between their countries during their talks earlier this week, Russian media reported Thursday. North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui held talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow on Tuesday before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin later that day amid deepening bilateral ties after their leaders' summit last September. "There was a thorough exchange of views on topical issues of development of bilateral relations with a focus on implementation of the agreements of the September summit of the leaders of the two countries at the Vostochny spaceport, including the schedule of upcoming political contacts," Russia's state-run news agency TASS quoted the ministry as saying. During the September summit in eastern Russia, Putin accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's invitation to visit his country. The ministry, however, did not offer details on the "upcoming political contacts." On the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, the ministers confirmed their commitment to settling tensions in the region, which they described as being fueled by "irresponsible provocative actions of the United States and its satellites," TASS quoted the ministry as saying. On Wednesday, Choe also met with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and discussed expanding cooperation in trade and the economy, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). "The talk discussed the practical issues for revitalizing and expanding the bilateral exchange and cooperation in various fields including trade and economy as the DPRK-Russia friendly and cooperative relations have reached a new strategic level," the KCNA reported in an English-language dispatch. DPRK stands for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Choe wrapped up her five-day trip to Russia on Thursday, according to the Russian ministry. Following Choe's meeting with Putin, the Kremlin said Russia was keen on developing relations further with North Korea in all areas, including "sensitive ones." In a photo released by foreign media before her meeting with Putin, one of the members of the North Korean delegation was pictured holding a document apparently titled, "Observation list in space technology field," in Korean. The list appears to include the Progress Rocket Space Centre and the Voronezh Mechanical Plant, known to produce engines, although the writing is not completely clear. The document suggests possible ongoing cooperation between the two sides in space technology after Putin indicated at the September summit that his country would help Pyongyang build satellites. Washington and its allies have accused the North of providing arms support to Moscow for use in its war in Ukraine in return for Russia's assistance in Pyongyang's advanced weapons development. (Yonhap)
相关推荐
-
CrowdStrike outage is still causing hundreds of flight cancellations daily
-
Nostril hair extensions are now happening because we don't deserve nice things
-
Cadillac Celestiq EV to offer door
-
All the concept cars that became real electric vehicles
-
24 Museums Dedicated to Black History
-
Where polar bears will die out first as Arctic sea ice plummets
- 最近发表
-
- Malan retires from international cricket
- This is the fattest of the fat bears
- There's a super fancy Vegemite to be delighted or disgusted by now
- Google got duped by a fake ad blocker, and 37,000 people accidentally downloaded adware
- Why Kamala Harris triggers Donald Trump so intensely.
- Court refuses to issue arrest warrant for ex
- The deceiving thing about the big, historic drop in CO2 emissions
- How to make your Gmail account self destruct
- Military prosecutors indict intel official over leaking 'black agent' info
- OnePlus has revealed the full specs of its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 10 Pro
- 随机阅读
-
- Tesla reveals Cybertruck has sold more than DeLorean
- Everyone seems to forget about that time Trump endorsed Eminem for President
- 芦山灾区 村民陆续投入生产生活
- Trump to meet Kim as long as promises kept: White House
- We Asked GPT Some Tech Questions, Can You Tell Which Answers Are Human?
- 加强村企结对、镇企帮扶
- Cadillac Celestiq EV to offer door
- Why teenage boys don't want to call themselves feminists
- Apple finally sends out payments for MacBook's butterfly keyboard settlement
- Tutoring platform will help kids affected by hurricanes get back on track at school
- Venmo's most popular emoji of 2021 is actually pretty heartwarming
- Venmo's most popular emoji of 2021 is actually pretty heartwarming
- 评论丨农事运动会:一场农民的盛会、新农人风采展现的盛会、城乡双向奔赴的盛会
- 'Looking for Alaska' is John Green's first and best novel
- Scoring sixth goal against PSG with Barca my best memory in football: Neymar
- 店铺:需要什么就拿什么
- Kamala Harris’ ridiculous problem with the political press.
- Say hello to Apple's new iOS 11 emoji
- 'Walking Dead' star Andrew Lincoln hates last season's Rick Grimes as much as you do
- Concerns rise over lack of US diplomats experienced with NK
- 搜索
-
- 友情链接
-