Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Russia met in Vladivostok on Tuesday
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The nuclear envoys of South Korea and Russia met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
And there, Russia urged all related parties to abstain military activities.
Meanwhile, delegations of South and North Korea are also in Vladivostok for the forum, but it's unclear whether they'll meet.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Lee Do-hoon, met Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, Igor Morgulov, on the sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum... to talk about Korean Peninsula issues.
According to Seoul's foreign ministry, the two discussed the results of Morgulov's visit to North Korea last month.
Morgulov went to Pyeongyang in mid-August and met with the North's senior diplomats, including the vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui.
It's also likely that the two envoys touched upon the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and the North's missile tests in August.
Speaking to reporters in Vladivostok, Morgulov said the North's missile tests are correlated to the Seoul-Washington drills and Russia urges all related parties to refrain from military activities.
Seoul's foreign ministry says... Lee and Morgulov agreed that Pyeongyang and Washington need to quickly resume working-level negotiations.
The Eastern Economic Forum takes place in Vladivostok for three days starting Wednesday,... and one of the key topics is trilateral economic cooperation among the two Koreas and Russia.
Top officials from South and North Korea will be there -- South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hong Nam-ki,... and North Korea's Vice Premier Ri Ryong-nam.
Eyes are on whether the forum might see a surprise high-level inter-Korean meeting.
But Seoul says, there's no official meeting scheduled between the two sides.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
And there, Russia urged all related parties to abstain military activities.
Meanwhile, delegations of South and North Korea are also in Vladivostok for the forum, but it's unclear whether they'll meet.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Lee Do-hoon, met Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, Igor Morgulov, on the sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum... to talk about Korean Peninsula issues.
According to Seoul's foreign ministry, the two discussed the results of Morgulov's visit to North Korea last month.
Morgulov went to Pyeongyang in mid-August and met with the North's senior diplomats, including the vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui.
It's also likely that the two envoys touched upon the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and the North's missile tests in August.
Speaking to reporters in Vladivostok, Morgulov said the North's missile tests are correlated to the Seoul-Washington drills and Russia urges all related parties to refrain from military activities.
Seoul's foreign ministry says... Lee and Morgulov agreed that Pyeongyang and Washington need to quickly resume working-level negotiations.
The Eastern Economic Forum takes place in Vladivostok for three days starting Wednesday,... and one of the key topics is trilateral economic cooperation among the two Koreas and Russia.
Top officials from South and North Korea will be there -- South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Hong Nam-ki,... and North Korea's Vice Premier Ri Ryong-nam.
Eyes are on whether the forum might see a surprise high-level inter-Korean meeting.
But Seoul says, there's no official meeting scheduled between the two sides.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.