Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia to attend an upcoming global forum.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday in Moscow that President Putin issued the invitation to Kim in a letter delivered by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during Lavrov's trip to Pyongyang last week.
Peskov says Putin suggested Kim attend the Far Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in September.
俄罗斯总统普京邀请朝鲜领导人金正恩前往俄罗斯参加即将举行的全球论坛。
俄外交部发言人佩斯科夫星期一在莫斯科对记者表示，普京是在外交部长拉夫罗夫上周访问平壤期间向金正恩转达的信中发出的邀请。
佩斯科夫说，普京邀请金正恩出席9月在海参崴举行的远东经济论坛。