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Lavrov Set for Pyongyang Visit to Advance Kim’s Planned Moscow Trip

Building on a 2024 defense pact, the visit will set terms for munitions deliveries, specialist deployments in Russia, finalise Kim’s itinerary.

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This EPA file photo shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 26 June, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Lavrov will be in Pyongyang from July 11 to 13 after an official invitation from the North Korean Foreign Ministry.
  • His itinerary is expected to include talks with Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui and a courtesy call on leader Kim Jong Un.
  • Discussions are set to finalise preparations for Kim’s anticipated visit to Moscow, following Putin’s invitation during his June 2024 trip.
  • The visit builds on a mutual defense treaty signed in Pyongyang in June 2024 and recent deployments of North Korean specialists to Russia’s Kursk region.
  • Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have warned that expanded military-technical cooperation risks violating UN sanctions while both governments insist their partnership reflects sovereign strategic interests.