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S Korea-Russia-talks
S. Korean envoy, Russian vice FM hold talks on regional, int'l issues
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Ambassador to Russia Lee Sok-bae held talks with a Russian vice foreign minister Friday to discuss regional and international issues, Russia's foreign ministry said.
Lee and Deputy Minister Sergei Ryabkov exchanged their views on pending global and regional issues during their meeting held in Moscow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said in a statement.
It marks the first time Russia has made public a meeting between Lee and a Russian vice foreign minister since the ambassador took office last month for his second term.
Their meeting comes amid reports that a South Korean foreign ministry official handling North Korean nuclear issues recently met with Oleg Burmistrov, the Russia's ambassador-at-large for North Korean nuclear issue, in Moscow.
The Russian ministry has denied the reports, saying it was not having any consultations with Seoul.
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