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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Tong-Hyung

Russian foreign minister to visit North Korea this week in latest sign of expanding ties

North Korea Russia - (Telegram/Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to North Korea for a three-day visit beginning Friday in the latest sign of the countries’ deepening ties during Russia’s war in Ukraine, state media reported.

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Lavrov was invited by the country’s Foreign Ministry but did not immediately provide further details, including whether he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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