US EditionNorth Korean Foreign Minister Set for Russia, Belarus Visit Amid US Diplomacy Talk
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-Hui is engaging in talks on bilateral relations and international policy with Russian and Belarusian officials during her three-day visit, officials said.
- KCNA reported on Sunday that Choe Son-hui, North Korean foreign minister and Politburo member, will visit Russia and Belarus without detailed dates.
- Invitations from Moscow and Minsk prompted the planned diplomatic stops, with Russia's Foreign Ministry describing Choe's Russia visit as a three-day working trip from Sunday to Tuesday.
- The Russian Embassy said Alexander Matsegora, Russian Ambassador to Pyongyang, accompanied Choe Son-hui to the airport as she prepares for talks with Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister.
- The announcement coincides with US President Donald Trump's planned APEC Forum visit in South Korea on Wednesday, as US media reported administration officials explored a Trump–Kim meeting and Trump wishes to meet Kim again this year.
- Relations with Moscow have deepened in recent years, including North Korea's troop dispatch to Russia in support of Ukraine and Kim Jong Un's recent Beijing meetings with Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko.
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Choe Son-hui is to be received in the Kremlin as part of her visit to Russia. The chief of diplomacy of North Korea greeted Monday morning his country's "spiritual proximity" to Moscow, while North Korean soldiers were mobilized to fight in the Russian ranks against Ukraine.
North Korean foreign minister leaves for Russia and Belarus as APEC set to begin
North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui left on an official trip to Russia and Belarus on Sunday, according to state media. The DPRK state-run Voice of Korea reported that the visits are taking place at the invitation of the foreign ministries of Moscow and Minsk. Choe was seen off at Pyongyang International Airport by […]
North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will make a visit to Russia and Belarus, announced on Sunday the official news agency of the Phoenician KCNA, without providing details on the movement programme, according to AFP, according to Agerpres.
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