With relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation on a completely even keel following the detention of a Russian fishing crew by North Korean authorities, Russian vice foreign minister Igor Morgulov visited Pyongyang from August 14-16. 

In North Korea, Morgulov met with senior officials from the DPRK foreign ministry, including Choe Son Hui and Im Chon Il.

The two sides discussed their hopes for a diplomatic solution to the Korean security crisis and expressed resolve to continue the upward trajectory of DPRK-Russia relations following the Kim-Putin summit in April of this year.  

Coinciding with the Russian vice foreign minister’s