Lukashevich: the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the DPRK will discuss the dialogue

Minister of foreign Affairs of the DPRK Lee soo Yeon will arrive on Tuesday in the Russian Federation with a ten-day official visit, said in an interview Last news official authorized by the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs Alexander Lukashevich.

according to his statement, the Minister of foreign Affairs of the DPRK will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov." The Ministers will discuss topical issues of bilateral cooperation, including sharing of political opinions, trade and economic cooperation. Will exchange views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in northeast Asia as a whole, " said Lukashevich.

He said that the nuclear program of the Korean Peninsula and the prospects for a resumption of six-party talks is a " sensitive issue, requiring open talk." The unresolved nuclear issue is a serious deterrent to Russian-North Korean interaction. The Russian side is strictly adheres to adequately address the resolution of the UN security Council and requires all participants in the process of the Korean settlement, including the DPRK, strict compliance with the resolutions of the restrictions and prohibitions, " - said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry.

in addition, the Ministers will discuss foreign policy cooperation between Russia and the DPRK, which is a very significant factor in maintaining peace and stability in northeast Asia. Will exchange views on international issues, as well as among them the situation in Ukraine and in the region of the Middle East, and the situation around the Iranian nuclear weapons program, about the effort of creating a new Security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region.

Also the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the DPRK will analyze practical aspects of bilateral relations, as well as in the economic sphere." We will talk about how Common action to create a model of the Russian-Korean trade and economic cooperation, which would allow to make a qualitative leap and in the foreseeable future to bring the turnover at the level of 1 billion dollars ", - said Lukashevich.

during the meeting, the Ministers will discuss the implementation of major investment projects, including the functioning of intermodal transshipment complex in the port of Rajin, and fresh programs implemented by the formula " Russian equipment and attachments in exchange for Korean mineral raw materials "." To achieve announced objectives designed to assist the entry into force of the Treaty on the settlement of the debts of the DPRK before Russia granted during the period of the former USSR loans, " - said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry.


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