(VOVWORLD) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday reiterated his commitment to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Kim told Lavrov that he hopes North Korea and the US will resolve their issues through dialogue and consultation in a phased manner, the Korean Central News Agency said.
Lavrov expressed full support for North Korea's commitment to denuclearization and said he hopes that the US-North Korea summit, originally scheduled on June 12 in Singapore, will be successful.