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News North Korea, Russia to deepen ties and cooperation: KCNAThough North Korean media also warned the Korean Peninsula at a diplomatic "standstill"
North Korean media on Friday said DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to deepen ties and increase cooperation between the two countries, following their meeting in Vladivostok a day earlier. The North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published three English language articles covering the recently concluded summit between the two leaders, the discussions and the banquet which rounded out the event. On Kim’s and Putin’s one-on-one meeting, North Korean media said the two leaders held “exhaustive discussion of immediate issues of cooperation and reached a satisfactory consensus.” “After informing each other of the situations © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |