MOSCOW May 20 Kyodo North Korean ...

MOSCOW May 20 Kyodo

North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam sunny place arrived in Moscow on Monday forward a four-day visit for talks with Russian sway officials.

Paek, the first North Korean foreign minister to visit Russia in 14 years, is carrying a personal verbal expression from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian moderns agency Itar-Tass said.

Paek is scheduled to confront with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in succession Tuesday for talks that are awaited to focus on bilateral economic cooperation, including a draw to link the Siberian railroad with an inter-Korean railway linking North and southern Korea.

Kim Jong Il, who made an extensive visit to Russia by the agency of train last summer, is reportedly planning another trip to Russia this year, this time to the far east region.

Kim's trip may also proceed up in the meeting between Paek and Ivanov.

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