North Korea's state security minister to attend high-level meeting in Russia, KCNA says

Russian and North Korean flags fly at the Vostochny Сosmodrome, the venue of the meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea's minister of state security, Ri Chang Dae, left Pyongyang on Monday to attend a meeting of senior security officials in Russia, the North's KCNA state news agency reported on Tuesday.

Russian media have reported that the top security aide to President Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, will take part in the meeting to be attended by security officials from countries including North Korea, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.