In this May 14, 2018, file photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov prepares to take a questions during a news conference in Moscow, Russia. | Photo Credit: APmore-inRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday, North Korea’s state media said, ahead of a landmark summit between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, arrived here today at the invitation of Ri Yong Ho, foreign minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)”, KCNA news agency said in a brief dispatch. The Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier they were expected to discuss “vital issues of bilateral relations and key international and regional issues". Washington is pressing North Korea to quickly give up all its nuclear weapons in a verifiable way in return for lifting sanctions and economic relief.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2018 03:53 UTC