The U.S. and Russia have agreed to fully cooperate to achieve North Korea's final, fully verified denuclearization. <br />While working-level talks between Pyeongyang and Washington have not yet begun on a second summit between their respective leaders,... there's speculation Kim Jong-un may visit Russia soon.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports. <br />Washington's envoy in charge of North Korean affairs, Stephen Biegun met on Tuesday with Russia's Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergey Ryabkov and Igor Morgulov in Moscow. <br />The U.S. State Department said the two touched upon issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula as well as those related to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and arms control.<br />It explained the two sides agreed on full coordination to bring about North Korea's final, fully verified denuclearization, or FFVD.<br />A department spokesperson said the talks were warm, friendly and they explored a number of areas of cooperation. <br />Biegun's trip to Russia comes a week after his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui's visited the country.<br />While many speculate the two would meet soon in Austria for working-level talks,... there are reports North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit Russia in the coming weeks. <br />Quoting various sources,... the Russian Daily, Izvestiya, reports that Kim's visit may come before the U.S. midterm elections in early November.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
