President Moon Jae-in met with Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev at Cheong Wa Dae this afternoon.

Discussions at today’s meeting focused on measures for Korea and Russia to work together on security, including how to respond to the North Korean nuclear provocation, and ways to enhance bilateral relations as well as preparations for the Korea-Russia summit scheduled for September 6 in Vladivostok.

Prior to his meeting with President Moon, Secretary Patrushev held a separate meeting with Cheong Wa Dae Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong and engaged in an in-depth discussion about the situation on the Korean Peninsula following the North’s sixth nuclear test and how to deal with it in the coming days and months.