Putin-Kim summit contributed to peace process on Korean Peninsula: Seoul
Tokyo, May 3 (Sputnik) The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un helped to move forward the peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said on Friday.
The historic meeting between the Russian and North Korean leaders was not only their first summit and Kim's first visit to Russia since coming to power in 2011 but also Kim's first overseas trip since his re-election as the chairman of the State Affairs Commission earlier in April.
"The meeting has strengthened the diplomatic engagement with North Korea and helped to move forward the peace process on the Korean Peninsula," Kang said, speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Seoul.
The minister added that Seoul would further engage in inter-Korean dialogue with Pyongyang. She also promised that South Korea would "communicate closely" with the United States, China, Japan, Russia as well as with the United Nations, the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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