South Korea's nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon will be embarking on a two-day trip to Russia on Monday afternoon to discuss the outcome of the Hanoi summit with his Russian counterpart.
Lee is set to meet with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on Tuesday, where the two will exchange their takes on the summit's results and Lee will seek cooperation from the international community for these negotiations.
This trip to Russia comes amid Pyeongyang and Moscow's efforts to boost economic and humanitarian cooperation.
The North's state-run Korea Central News Agency reported Sunday that the two sides will actively promote coordination on those fronts, agreed during North Korean delegation's visit to Russia last week.
The two sides also signed a deal on their plans for exchanges in 2019 and 2020.
South Korea's Ministry of Defense says it plans to hold a ministerial-level meeting with China for the first time in over a year-and-a-half in May... as part of efforts to promote communication and normalize relations after a diplomatic row stemming from Seoul's deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system.
During a briefing to the National Defense Committee on Monday, the ministry said it'll also be participating in a repatriation ceremony on April 3rd for Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War.
South Korea is also having a joint army meeting with Japan this month.
South Korea's foreign minister and her Libyan counterpart are meeting for talks at the government complex in Seoul.
Kang Kyung-wha and Mohamed Ta-ha Si-a-la are likely to discuss issues surrounding the Korean peninsula and the Middle East.... and share ideas on how the two countries can cooperate more in the future.
However, the top agenda will be the abduction of a Korean man alongside three Filipino men in Libya last year.
An un-identified armed group have been holding the men captive for almost nine months now.
Kang is expected to ask for the Libyan government's best efforts so the abductee can return home safely as soon as possible.
President Moon Jae-in will focus his attention this week on vitalizing the sluggish South Korean economy.
On Wednesday, the president will be briefed by the finance minister on the state of the economy and ways to turn it around.
The president will attend an event on Thursday where he will listen to the opinions of South Korea's various business circles.
He's also due to travel to local regions outside of Seoul for the seventh time since he took office to help support regional economies and promote shared growth.
Source: Arirang News
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