NKorea FM in rare Moscow visit amid diplomatic thaw
(WorldNews South Korea)

MOSCOW: North Korea´s foreign minister will hold rare talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday, as Pyongyang moves to improve strained ties with its neighbors. Ri Yong Ho´s visit comes ahead of planned nuclear summits between the North´s leader Kim Jong Un and the presidents of South Korea and the United States in the coming weeks. `Now it´s particularly important (for North Korea) to enlist support, including from Russia, to cover its back,` said Alexander Vorontsov, a specialist on the region from Moscow´s Oriental Studies Institute. Ri visited Beijing last week for talks with his...