Moscow, Seoul do not accept self-declared nuclear status of DPRK (Lavrov)

Moscow and Seoul do not accept the self-declared nuclear status of the DPRK, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said following the talks with South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Monday.

"We have confirmed the adherence to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and stressed Russia and South Korea do not accept the self-declared nuclear status of the DPRK," Lavrov said. "We consider it unacceptable to turn the region into a confrontation area, as all problems should be settled by negotiations.".

• Economic contacts

Lavrov also said that Russia and the Republic of Korea are interested in supporting the dynamics of economic contacts.

We had very fruitful talks, our relations are at a very advanced stage," he said. "Last year, we marked the 25trh anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations, and over the past years we achieved major success in all spheres of cooperation."

"Both sides have expressed interest in developing close political dialogue to bring our relations to a qualitatively new level and the interest to support the dynamics of economic contacts," the Russian foreign minister said.

"We have discussed certain steps and measures to raise effectiveness of the trade and economic cooperation," Lavrov said. "We paid special attention to implementation of major investment projects, stressing good opportunities in the Far East and in the free port of Vladivostok.".....More: http://tass.ru/en/politics/881649
13/6/16
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