- Title: Russia's Lavrov says working with China to get North Korea talks restarted
- Date: 17th January 2017
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JANUARY 17, 2017) (REUTERS) NEWS CONFERENCE BY RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "With the Chinese People's Republic we now have relations probably the best they have ever been in our countries' history. Both bilateral strategic cooperation and partnership in all spheres as well as cooperation on regional and global issues are on the rise." MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "You see the attention our leaders pay to the international issues. This of course includes the situation on the Korean peninsula where both Russia and China are pushing forward initiatives aimed at restoring negotiations through a very close and open cooperation." MEDIA
- Embargoed: 31st January 2017 11:42
- Keywords: Russia China North Korea talks
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0015ZGXMIV
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- Story Text: Russia is working with China to try to get talks on North Korea restarted, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday (January 17), also describing Russo-Chinese relations as probably the best they have ever been in history.
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