A top Russian diplomat agreed in a series of meetings in Pyongyang this week to continue cooperation over the now-stalled negotiations with the U.S. as well as “trilateral projects” and others reached at the recent DPRK-Russia summit.

In a press statement released on Friday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reported on meetings between vice foreign minister Igor Morgulov and three counterparts with the DPRK foreign ministry.

These included first-vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui, regular Russia specialist vice foreign minister Im Chon Il, and a new name in the role of vice foreign minister, Ri Thae