Sputnik is live as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui in Moscow.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Choe Son-hui was arriving in Moscow on an official visit for strategic consultations.
The Russian Embassy in North Korea stated that the two countries planned to regularly hold in-depth consultations on issues of bilateral relations and international policy, in line with the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed in June.
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