North Korean and Russian foreign ministers to hold Moscow talks

Meeting comes amid growing speculation troops from North could be in Ukraine

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North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow early in 2024. She is due to meet her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on an official visit to the country. © Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will hold strategic consultations in Moscow with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the ministry, told a news briefing the North Korean minister was on her way to Moscow and that details of her talks with Lavrov, including the exact timing, would be released later.

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