At their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, the foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea made the following key statements:
Sergey Lavrov:
Russia's proposals to the United Nations Security Council to resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula are on the negotiating table;
Moscow calls for refraining from any actions leading to escalation and advocates a comprehensive settlement of the problems in the region;
The policy of Washington and its regional satellites, which creates threats to North Korea, does not contribute to the settlement of the conflict;
Russia appreciates the support of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the special military operation in Ukraine;
Russia closely and fruitfully cooperates with Pyongyang in the United Nations and other organizations and always supports it on these platforms;
Russia and the DPRK will take stock of the implementation of the agreements reached at the summit between President Vladimir Putin and President Kim Jong Un.
Choe Son-hui:
The DPRK will make every effort to maintain and develop its relations with Russia;
Pyongyang plans to intensify bilateral contacts with Moscow in 2024;
President Kim Jong Un's historic visit to Russia last September and the North Korea-Russia summit were very important events in bringing the friendly relations between the two countries to a new level.