Russia Says Ready to Work with North Korea to Resolve Missile Crisis

Russia Says Ready to Work with North Korea to Resolve Missile Crisis
This combined photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) (KCNA via REUTERS) and Russia President Putin NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images
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MOSCOW—Moscow is prepared to work with Pyongyang to try to find a peaceful resolution to the North Korean missile crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The comments came in a statement issued by the ministry after a meeting between Russian ambassador-at-large Oleg Burmistrov and Choe Son-hui, director-general of the North American department of North Korea’s foreign ministry.