About the Author
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna is a Senior Editor with the Sino-NK research group. He's lived in South Korea since 2014.
No stranger to the Russian capital, North Korean First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son Hui paid an official visit to Moscow from November 19-22 for a series of meetings with top Russian diplomats. Accompanying Choe was Im Chon Il, a vice foreign minister responsible for Russian affairs.
Igor Morgulov, a deputy foreign minister in charge of Russia's Asia-Pacific affairs, stated that the purpose of Choe's visit to Moscow was to conduct strategic dialogue with Russia on a range of bilateral as well as regional issues.