Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Moscow’s stance on North Korea was “identical” to Beijing’s during a meeting with China’s Russian ambassador on Monday, according to Itar-Tass.

Minister Igor Morgulov and Ambassador Lee Huei met in Moscow to discuss the DPRK’s most recent satellite launch, with both sides taking the opportunity to call for restraint from all parties.

“We also have identical views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the context of North Korea’s nuclear problem and consequences of Pyongyang’s recent nuclear tests,” Morgulov said.

Russia was one of many countries to swiftly joined in the international condemnation of