South Korea and Russia have held closed-door talks in Moscow to discuss North Korea’s nuclear programme and other regional security issues. A South Korean Foreign Ministry official, handling North Korean nuclear issues, recently travelled to Moscow and met with Russia’s Ambassador-at-large for North Korean issues, Oleg Burmistrov, along with other officials. The South Korean official apparently asked Russia to play a constructive role in ensuring peace on the Korean Peninsula.
This dialogue comes as South Korea aims to reopen talks with North Korea next year amid continued efforts to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a briefing to President Lee Jae-Myung, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said, it will closely monitor talks on ending the Ukraine war and seek a constructive role for Russia on issues related to the Korean Peninsula while making efforts to restore ties with Moscow.
As South Korea seeks to engage with Russia and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, these talks highlight shifting regional dynamics that could impact global security.
