N. Korean FM tells Lavrov ties reached 'new height' with Kim-Putin meeting in Beijing: report

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui highlighted last month's meeting between the North's leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing as an event that raised the bilateral ties to a "new height," Russian media reported Monday. Choe made the remark at the talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow, referring to the two leaders' bilateral talks that took place when they visited Beijing on Sept. 3 to attend a military parade marking China's Victory Day. Choe said the meeting was a "significant event that raised the entire previous strategic partnership between North Korea and Russia to a new height," according to Russia's RIA Novosti. She was quoted as restating the North's continued support for Russia's "policy of upholding territorial integrity." Choe also plans to meet Putin later in the day, according to the media. Lavrov said that relations between Russia and North Korea have "received a powerful impetus" over the past 3 1/2 months, through the agreements reached at the leaders' level. North Korea has deepened its relationship with Russia, sWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times