Putin, Moon agree that Trump-Kim summit to help denuclearisation


  • World
  • Friday, 22 Jun 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed on Friday to support "efforts to establish complete denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula" following the U.S.-North Korea summit last week.

A joint statement signed by the two leaders during a state visit by Moon to Russia was released by South Korea's presidential Blue House. Moon arrived in Russia on Thursday, the first official visit by a South Korean president since 1999.

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