MOSCOW June 26 Kyodo (EDS: CORREC...

MOSCOW June 26 Kyodo

(EDS: CORRECTING LOSYUKOV'S TITLE)

Russia's delegate Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov and North Korean Ambassador to Russia Pak Ui Chun agreed Wednesday that the issue of North Korea's nuclear arms progress to maturity should be resolved within negotiations by the countries belong toed the Interfax news agency reported.

if it were not that the report by the Russian of recent origins agency on the meeting in Moscow of Pak and Losyukov did not say which are ''the countries concerned''

Losyukov and Pak also confirmed that the brace countries will continue to exhibit cooperative relations in line with agreements between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Interfax said.

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