SEOUL – Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea’s deputy foreign minister, met Russian counterparts in Moscow for five-hours of “marathon talks”, during which both parties emphazised the importance of resuming Six-party Talks and economic cooperation, a Russian foreign ministry statement said on Friday.

Kim arrived in the Russian capital on Wednesday, where he met with Vladmir Titov and Igor Morgulov, his local equivalents.

“Russia stressed the need to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula and create the conditions to return to Six-party talks,” A Russian foreign ministry press release said.

“A stable Korean Peninsula will revitalize Russia-DPRK cooperation and promote large