Russia FM in North Korea for latest high-level visit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has started his three-day visit to North Korea as ties between the two heavily sanctioned nations continue to grow.

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The Russian minister and his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui started talks in the resort city of Wonsan yesterday, according to the Russian Interfax wire.

In his opening remarks, Mr Lavrov said Russian authorities would facilitate an increase in tourist flows from Russia to the North Korean resort, by creating the conditions necessary such as resolving air travel arrangements. North Korea opened the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on June 24, with leader Kim Jong-un presiding over the ribbon-cutting ceremony.