Russian deputy FM visits Seoul to discuss bilateral ties, Ukrainian war: ministry

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Russian diplomat-Seoul visit

Russian deputy FM visits Seoul to discuss bilateral ties, Ukrainian war: ministry

By Yi Wonju

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Russia's deputy foreign minister held talks with his South Korean counterpart to discuss regional security and other pending issues during his visit to Seoul, the South's foreign ministry said Sunday.

Andrey Rudenko, the Russian deputy foreign minister in charge of the Asia-Pacific region, met with Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won on Friday and addressed the Ukrainian war and bilateral ties, the ministry said in a press release

Chung expressed South Korea's "stern stance" on Russia's growing military cooperation with North Korea and called for Moscow's "responsible behavior."

He also urged Russia's cooperation to prevent any infringement of the rights of South Korean firms and citizens in Russia.

During his visit, Rudenko also held talks with Kim Gunn, South Korea's top nuclear envoy, according to the ministry.

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