Moscow sources reported that the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that "They welcome the declaration of the Working Party's Chairman Kim Jong Un on the halt of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear and missile tests from April 21”. The statement said. "We consider the given decision an important step towards the future easing of tensions in the Korean peninsula”.
Meanwhile North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in a Saturday announcement welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much anticipated summit between the two men. Russia called on Washington and Pyongyang to take steps in lowering military activity in the region.
Lavrov said "We call on the US and the (South) Korean Republic to take adequate reciprocal steps towards lowering military activity in the region and achieving mutually acceptable agreements with the DPRK in the upcoming inter-Korean and American-North Korean summits”. Accordingly Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow welcomed an expected summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un. He said "We cannot wish this meeting failure”.
