Amid the rapid developments surrounding North Korea,... we could have another summit coming up-- one between North Korea and Russia.<br />Pyongyang's state media reported the decision this morning,... along with details of the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.<br />Our Park Hee-jun with the latest. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his will for denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula remains unchanged, consistent, and fixed.<br /> According to the North's state-run Korea Central News Agency, Friday,... Kim made the remarks during his rare meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.<br /><br /> Expressing hope for North Korea-U.S. relations and the resolution to the nuclear issue on the Peninsula,... Kim said denuclearization must be solved step-by-step, and that it must be achieved through "effective and constructive" negotiations.<br />Russia supported North Korea's commitment to nuclear disarmament,... and wished for its success.<br /><br /> KCNA also reported,... that North Korea and Russia agreed to hold a bilateral summit this year, to boost ties and commemorate their 70 years of diplomatic relations.<br />The Russian diplomat also delivered a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong-un.<br />The details of the letter were not revealed,... but it's likely to have included a message related to the proposed summit between Kim and Putin.<br /><br /> The decision to hold that summit, made just two weeks before the landmark summit between North Korea and the U.S.,...is seen as a move to keep Russia relevant in the flurry of diplomatic activities surrounding North Korea.<br /><br />Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.<br />
