Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for regular trilateral security talks involving North Korea, China and Russia. This proposal comes in response to what he says are dangerous policies pursued by the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Lavrov’s visit to Pyongyang came earlier this month The United States, Japan and South Korea conducted joint naval exercises for the first time in seven years. The training simulated the seizure of smuggling vessels and was conducted in international waters on the southern part of South Korea’s Jeju Island. The United States participated in the exercises on an aircraft carrier.
Lavrov expressed concern about the increasing military activities of the United States, Japan and South Korea in the region. He also expressed concern about Washington’s plans to move strategic infrastructure, including nuclear components, there. The Foreign Minister said he opposed this “unconstructive and dangerous policy.”.
The Russian Foreign Minister’s visit comes as part of a series of high-level meetings between Moscow and North Korea that began last July. Sergey Shoigu Defense Minister visited Pyongyang.
Sanctions imposed on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and on North Korea over the development of nuclear weapons have brought the two countries closer together. in September Kim Jong Un The North Korean leader spent about a week in Russia, where Russian President Vladimir PutinAlso met with
Cover photo source: In the photo published by the Telegram channel of the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, receives Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang on October 19, 2023. MTI/AP/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Telegram channel of the press service
