Russia's Lavrov calls on U.S. and North Korea to start talks: RIA

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Publish Date: 10:34 - 25 December 2017
TEHRAN, December 25 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Monday for the United States and North Korea to start negotiations, the RIA news agency reported.

Russia's Lavrov calls on U.S. and North Korea to start talks: RIATEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Monday for the United States and North Korea to start negotiations, the RIA news agency reported.

Lavrov was cited as saying that Russia was ready to facilitate such negotiations.

Moscow has long called for Washington and Pyongyang to hold talks aimed at de-escalating tensions around North Korea’s nuclear and missile program.

North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that the latest U.N. sanctions against North Korea were an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade against it.

Source: Reuters

 
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