(VOVWORLD) - North Korea wants to negotiate directly with the US on security assurances for Pyongyang, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Photo:AFP/VNA) |
Lavrov said he conveyed the message to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in Austria. Russia supports such negotiations, Lavrov added.
US State Department spokesperson Katina Adams said that Washington is pursuing a peaceful diplomatic solution for the North Korea issue.