MOSCOW, October 19 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Minister Foreign Minister of the DPRK Choi Song Hui during the negotiations in Pyongyang emphasized their determination to resist the hegemonic aspirations of the United States, leading to the aggravation of the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
«The parties emphasized their determination to resist the hegemonic aspirations of the United States, leading to the aggravation » An interested exchange of views took place on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and North-East Asia. Mutual commitment to a political and diplomatic solution to the problems existing here and a readiness to make joint efforts to reduce tension in the region were confirmed,» the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
During negotiations in Pyongyang, Lavrov invited his colleague from the DPRK Choi Song Hui to visit the Russian capital on a visit
Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for a two-day visit, which takes place a month after Kim Jong-un's trip to the Far East and his meeting with the Russian President at the cosmodrome Eastern in the Amur region. The last time Lavrov visited the DPRK was at the end of May 2018; before that, the minister visited Pyongyang in 2009 and 2004.