The Russian Foreign Ministry urged South Korea on Monday to mitigate tensions on the Korean Peninsula in a meeting with Korean Ambassador to Russia Lee Yun-ho.
"Increased military activity in the region amid lack of dialogue between the parties raises serious concerns," a statement from a meeting between the Korean Ambassador and the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin said.
In the statement, Russia also reiterated its condemnation of North Korea's recent artillery attack on the South.
North Korea opened artillery fire on the South's Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians and injuring 18 others.
Western powers condemned the attack and warned against a further escalation. Russia called on both Koreas to refrain from the use of force.
North and South Korea remain technically at war, since no peace treaty was signed following the Korean War in 1953. The Demilitarized Zone between the countries is the most heavily armed border in the world.
MOSCOW, November 29 (RIA Novosti)
