“ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea Choi Song Hui flew from Pyongyang to Russia and Belarus. Source: Yonhap, citing North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency Details: According to KCNA, Choi took off from Pyongyang International Airport on a private jet the day before to visit the two countries at the invitation of their foreign ministers. KCNA first announced Choi’s trip on Sunday without providing a detailed itinerary, and the Russian Foreign Ministry later said the North Korean minister’s visit to Russia would last from Sunday to Tuesday. Yonhap notes that her trip to Russia will be her first in a year. She last visited Moscow in November 2024 and paid a courtesy call on Russian ruler Vladimir Putin. Choi’s foreign trip coincides with South Korea’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on October 31 and November 1 in the city of Gyeongju. According to Yonhap: “Her absence from North Korea during the APEC summit suggests that no talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are likely to take place during this global summit.” Background: As he embarks on an Asian tour over the weekend that includes a visit to South Korea for the APEC summit, Trump expressed his desire to meet Kim again. Trump met with Kim three times during his first term as president, including at summits in Singapore in 2018 and in Vietnam in 2019.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Lavrov and Choi, illustrative photo: Yonhap Source: Yonhap, citing North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency
Details: According to KCNA, Choi left Pyongyang International Airport aboard a private jet the day before to visit the two countries at the invitation of their foreign ministers.
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KCNA first announced Choi’s trip on Sunday without providing a detailed itinerary, and the Russian Foreign Ministry later said the North Korean minister’s visit to Russia would last from Sunday to Tuesday.
Yonhap notes that her trip to Russia will be her first in a year. She last visited Moscow in November 2024 and paid a courtesy call on Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.
Choi’s foreign trip coincides with South Korea’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on October 31 and November 1 in the city of Gyeongju.
Literally Yonhap: “Her absence from North Korea during the APEC summit suggests that no talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are likely to take place during this global summit.”
Prehistory:
- Embarking on an Asian tour at the weekend that includes a visit to South Korea for the APEC summit, Trump expressed his desire to meet Kim again.
- Trump met with Kim three times during his first term as president, including at summits in Singapore in 2018 and in Vietnam in 2019.