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North Korean official Cho Yong-won visits Russia ahead of APEC summit
Senior North Korean official Cho Yong-won arrived in Moscow on November 14 with a party and government delegation.
Cho is a close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the visit was invited by Dmitry Medvedev, who leads Russia’s ruling United Russia party.
The visit comes before an APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, scheduled for November 18 and 19.
North Korea and Russia signed a treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership in 2024, and the trip is intended to reaffirm and strengthen their ties.
The two sides are expected to discuss cooperation, as leaders from the United States, China and Russia are expected to meet at the summit.
North Korea is expected to convey its positions on issues it considers important, including possible discussions of the Ukraine war and North Korea-US talks.
Cho Yong-won, a senior North Korean official close to Kim Jong Un, arrived in Moscow with a North Korean party and government delegation.
The delegation left Pyongyang on November 14 for a visit invited by Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russia’s ruling United Russia party.
The visit comes ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen, China.
The trip is described as a move to reaffirm and strengthen ties between North Korea and Russia.
The article says North Korea may use the visit to convey its interests to Russia ahead of expected talks among the US, Chinese and Russian leaders.
- Who
- Cho Yong-won is leading a North Korean party and government delegation.
- What
- The delegation is visiting Russia.
- When
- It left Pyongyang and arrived in Moscow on November 14.
- Where
- Moscow, Russia.
- Why
- The visit followed an invitation from United Russia chairman Dmitry Medvedev and is described as a move to reaffirm and strengthen bilateral ties.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
North Korea and Russia signed a treaty on a comprehensive strategic partnership.
The North Korean delegation left Pyongyang and arrived in Moscow.
The APEC summit is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China.
- Delegation leader
- Cho Yong-won
- Departure and arrival
- November 14; Pyongyang to Moscow
- Inviter
- Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of United Russia
- APEC summit
- November 18-19; Shenzhen, China
- Bilateral treaty
- Comprehensive strategic partnership treaty signed in 2024