In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui attend a meeting, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538720
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lays flowers at the Liberation Monument, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538718
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui signs documents following a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538717
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signs documents following a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538716
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pays homage at the bas-relief of Andrei Karlov at the Russian Embassy in the North Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538714
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lays flowers at the Mansudae Grand Monument depicting Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538713
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui take part in a flower laying ceremony at the Mansudae Grand Monument depicting Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538712
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lays flowers at the Mansudae Grand Monument depicting Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538711
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538708
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538706
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui during a meeting, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538705
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, honour guards lay a wreath at the Liberation Monument, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538704
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a meeting, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538703
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538702
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, centre, attends a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538701
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538700
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, flowers laid by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are seen at the grave of Red Army soldiers at the Soviet memorial cemetery, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538697
In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lays flowers at the grave of Red Army soldiers at the Soviet memorial cemetery, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.19.10.2023#8538689