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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrives in North Korea, Russian state media say
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In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting in Beijing, China, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. - photo by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Wednesday, according to Russian state news agency Tass, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activity between the two countries in which Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited North Korea in July and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia in September. Earlier in the week, Lavrov accompanied President Vladimir Putin on a visit to Beijing that underscored Chinese support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. Lavrov last visited North Korea in 2018.