Kremlin praises Korea summit as ‘very positive news’
Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):Russia on Friday praised a landmark summit between the leaders of the two Koreas as “very positive news”, saying direct dialogue on the divided peninsula was promising.
“This is very positive news,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told reporters after the leaders of North and South Korea held an historic meeting at the border separating the two countries.
“Today we see that this direct dialogue has taken place (and) it has certain prospects,” he said, praising the results of the talks.
“The will to seek agreement can be seen on both sides, including the most important thing — the will to begin and continue dialogue. That is a positive fact,” Peskov said.
Moscow would welcome any further meetings, he said, when asked to comment on talks being planned between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Kim and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in agreed Friday to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearisation of the divided peninsula.
The two leaders also shared a warm embrace, the culmination of a summit filled with smiles and displays of friendship in front of the world’s media.
Russia maintains fairly close ties with North Korea, with which it shares a short land border.