Russia welcomes contact between DPRK, U.S.
20:51, 28 October 2011
MOSCOW. October 28. KAZINFORM Moscow welcomes contact between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States on resumption of the Six-Party Talks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
In a statement on its website, the ministry confirmed DPRK First Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan had briefed Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov here Friday on his recent talks with U.S. diplomats.
"Russia supports the dialogue between DPRK and the U.S. as a necessary condition for an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks about the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula," the ministry said.
The two diplomats also discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation in Northeast Asia; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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