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Russian upper house speaker to visit North Korea

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The speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament met with his North Korean counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday, and accepted an invitation to visit North Korea.
MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti) - The speaker of Russia's upper house of parliament met with his North Korean counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday, and accepted an invitation to visit North Korea.

The date of the visit has yet to be agreed.

Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov and North Korean Supreme People's Assembly Chairman Choi Tae-bok discussed means of strengthening ties between the countries' parliaments, as well as economic and humanitarian cooperation, the Federation Council press service said.

"The sides noted the friendly nature of relations between Russia and the DPRK [North Korea], and the countries' shared positions on many political issues. The meeting placed particular emphasis on developing inter-parliamentary links," the statement said.

"The chairman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly proposed regular exchanges of parliamentary delegations," an idea backed by Mironov, the Federation Council said.

Mironov proposed that a corresponding agreement be signed during his visit to North Korea.

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