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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov met with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in the North Korean capital on Thursday and invited him to Russia, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced.
Conveying a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lavrov said the Kremlin wished Kim "success in those major undertakings that are now initiated on the Korean Peninsula with your participation."