SEOUL, October 28 (AJP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed that relations with Pyongyang are moving forward as planned during a meeting in Moscow with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, the Kremlin said Monday.
Conveying his warm regards to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he said, "Everything is going according to plan."
Choe thanked Putin for taking the time to meet with her and mentioned that she had heard his summit with Kim in Beijing early last month was held in a warm atmosphere, which Putin confirmed as a success.
After shaking hands with Sin Hong-chol, North Korea's ambassador to Russia, Putin headed to a closed-door meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov in attendance.
While details of their discussions were not disclosed, they may have discussed Kim's possible visit to Russia, as Putin had previously invited him to Moscow during their summit in Pyongyang in June last year and asked him again to visit the Kremlin while they were in Beijing in September.
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