WEB DESK
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today hailed a proposed meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a step in the right direction.
Lavrov was after a meeting with African Union chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the body’s headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Lavrov said certainly, it is required to normalise the situation around the Korean peninsula.
South Korea yesterday said the two leaders would hold an unprecedented summit by the end of May, raising hopes they can broker an agreement on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme that has fuelled tensions on the peninsula.
The announcement was confirmed by the White House.