Lavrov goes to North Korea Friday – Mehr News Agency | Iranian and world news

North Korea’s central news agency announced the three -day visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Pyongyang, according to the Associated Press.

According to the news agency, Lavrov will go to North Korea at the invitation of his counterpart, but no further details, including the possibility of a senior Russian diplomat meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Lavrov’s trip will take place on June June, Russia’s senior security official to North Korea. During the trip, Shivigo met with the North Korean leader and announced that the country would send thousands of construction workers and mining specialists to rebuild the Russian Corsk area.

North Korea sent thousands of troops to the front line of the Moscow and Kiev battle in support of Russia in the country. North Korea’s Central News Agency earlier quoted Kim Jong Un as saying that “Pyongyang’s armed forces participation in the war was a sacred mission aimed at protecting North Korea’s prestige.”

In late June last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a “comprehensive strategic partnership agreement” after bilateral talks.

According to the Associated Press, Lavrov’s trip to North Korea is the latest sign of deepening Moscow and Pyongyang’s strategic relations and cooperation.