Choe Son Hui, director general of the North American Department of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, had a talk with Burmistrov, roving ambassador of the Russian Foreign Ministry, and met with Vice Foreign Minister Morgulov.

At the talks and meeting there were in-depth exchanges of views on mutual concerns such as the situation of the Korean Peninsula and bilateral relations.

Choe stressed that it is necessary for the U.S. to stop its hostile policy toward the DPRK in order to defuse tension and ensure peace and security in the Korean Peninsula and the Northeast Asian region.

Expressing its understanding of the DPRK's stand, the Russian side said that it had intent to make joint efforts for detente on the Korean Peninsula.