The U.S Government was in the process of finalizing its arrangement to meet with Kim Jong-un. Trump was also expected to meet with a top official from the DPRK.
Now there was a new twist as Russia asked the North Korean leader to visit his Country. He made the suggestion as he met with Kim and expressed his desire to have him visit.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to the North Korean leader in an effort to stay in the race of International relations of that Region.
Russia considered the Korean Peninsula a place of importance as it pushed to have influence among China and surrounding Countries.
Come Visit
“Come to Russia. We would be very happy to see you,” Lavrov said.
Lavrov made the proposal as he sat opposite to Kim during their meeting.
It was clear that Moscow “cannot afford to be remembered as the Country that had no hat in the ring leading up to June 12,” he said. “From a longer-term perspective, Russia hopes to foster economic cooperation with both North and South Korea.”
This implied that their intention was to be part of any agreement that North Korea was willing to make.
Jeong Hyung-gon said “It won’t be easy for Kim Jong Un to turn down an official invitation, so I think it would be after the June 12 summit, which would help him to hold a successful summit with the U.S.”
Hyung-gon, a research fellow at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy believed that it was in Kim’s best interest to visit after the summit.
