Moscow invites N Korea's Kim to visit

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday invited North Korean chief Kim Jong Un to discuss with Russia, Moscow stated, all the way through the primary meeting between the top of the reclusive state and a Russian reliable.

"Come to Russia, we'll be very happy to see you," Lavrov advised Kim in remarks released through the Russian overseas ministry.

Lavrov passed greetings from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kim, saying he wished him success in the "major undertakings that have been initiated on the Korean peninsula", the ministry stated in a statement.

Lavrov was the primary Russian reliable to be received through Kim, Russian news businesses stated. "It was the first official meeting with him face to face," TASS quoted a source in the minister's delegation as saying.

The Russian overseas ministry additionally released footage of the two males shaking palms and smiling.

Russia's best diplomat arrived in Pyongyang earlier Thursday, ahead of a landmark summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump.

His discuss with comes amid a flurry of diplomatic process to organise subsequent month's summit, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo additionally meeting Kim's right-hand guy Kim Yong Chol in New York overdue Wednesday.

Last month North Korea's overseas minister Ri Yong Ho held uncommon talks with Lavrov in Moscow as Pyongyang moves to fortify strained ties with world powers.

Washington wants North Korea to briefly surrender all its nuclear guns in a verifiable method in return for sanctions and financial reduction.

Pyongyang has a unique view of denuclearisation and stays deeply fearful that leaving behind its deterrent would depart it inclined, especially while the United States maintains a strong military presence in South Korea.