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North Korean official to hold talks in Russia on labour migrants

The embassy said on Facebook the talks would be held in Moscow and Vladivostok.

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North Korean Deputy Economy Minister Hwang Kun-il travelled to Russia on Friday with a delegation to hold talks on labour migrants, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said.
The embassy said on Facebook the talks would be held in Moscow and Vladivostok.

Russian will not offer to host a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, according to the RIA news agency.

Trump has said he is trying to set up a meeting with Kim to defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula. Lavrov was quoted as saying by RIA that the meeting would be a step away from a military resolution of the situation.

Officials from the two countries are looking at five different venues for the meeting. None of them are in the US.

"Hopefully, that meeting will be a great success and we're looking forward to it," Trump said, adding that it would be tremendous for the world if the meeting went well.

Trump expressed hope that the Korean Peninsula could live together "in safety, prosperity, and peace" following a series of meetings between North Korea and South Korea.

"This is the destiny of the Korean people, who deserve and have gone through so much over the years. We hope it all works it and we'll be trying very hard," he added.

Trump said the release of three American prisoners in North Korea would be among the topics of his discussion with Kim.

The US president pat himself on the back over North Korea and said his administration had achieved what his predecessors couldn't.

"..for many years they have been talking to North Korea and nothing has happened. This should have been taken care of by past administrations when they were not nearly so far along. But we put unbelievably powerful sanctions on, and many other things," said Trump.

He praised Chinese President Xi Jinping for co-operating with him on North Korea.

"He has plugged up the border, and he's done it very, very powerfully. He would tell you himself that he never thought he would go to this extent. And I appreciate that very much," he said.

"..He (Xi) doesn't want to see a North Korea, or any Korea that has nuclear weapons either. So, he's also fighting for China when it comes to this but he has been terrific. Can he be better? I always say yes, he can be better," he added.

Trump also said that it was his involvement and that of the US that made 'PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games' "a great success".

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