Senior officials from South Korea and Russia held their first closed-door talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, promoting the process of dialogue on the Korean Peninsula.

【Global Focus: South Korean and Russian officials hold closed-door talks on North Korea's nuclear program for the first time, with the main purpose of "facilitating inter-Korean dialogue"]

On December 21, 2025 (Seoul time), News1 in a press release wrote:

Recently, a South Korean official responsible for North Korea's nuclear program visited Moscow and held closed-door talks with Russian Foreign Ministry envoy Oleg Buryev and other relevant personnel. This is the first confirmed contact between officials of the two countries on issues related to North Korea in a long time, although the foreign ministers of Russia and South Korea had met in September.

It is worth noting that these contacts took place against the background of preparations for a higher-level meeting expected next. The South Korean government has announced plans to fully launch the process of peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula next year, including resuming inter-Korean dialogue. South Korea needs to exchange views with the Russian Federation and expects Russia to play a constructive role in the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852127239750663/

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