North Korean foreign minister to visit Moscow, Russia confirms

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North Korean foreign minister to visit Moscow, Russia confirms

Ri will arrive in Moscow following short visits to China, Azerbaijan, and CIS countries: KCNA

Hamish Macdonald April 4, 2018

North Korean foreign minister to visit Moscow, Russia confirms

P1020221 by flickr.annieandrew on 2008-05-03 09:49:55

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed at a weekly press briefing on Wednesday that North Korea's foreign minister will visit Moscow on April 9.

Russia had previously said that it would be planning meetings regarding the North Korea issue in the wake of Kim Jong Un's surprise visit to China in late March where he held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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