1. Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon, together with Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Igor Morgulov, held a meeting in Seoul on December 18 in their capacity as the Republic of Korea and Russian head delegates to the Six-Party Talks. In the meeting, the two senior diplomats shared with each other assessments of the current situation on the Korean Peninsula and discussed possible next steps.

2. Special Representative Lee explained in detail the outcome of the summit between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on June 12 and the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Pyeongyang in September as well as other developments on the Korean Peninsula since the ROK-Russia meeting in Moscow on June 5. The Russian delegation, calling a complete denuclearization and the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula a goal shared by the ROK and Russia, reaffirmed strong support for the ROK government’s efforts to that end.

3. The two sides shared with each other the results of recent consultations among countries concerned; drew a common understanding that it was important for US-DPRK dialogue to be resumed and produce tangible progress toward a complete denuclearization; and agreed to work closely with countries concerned.

4. The two sides, taking note of close ROK-Russia communication at all levels, including at the two bilateral summits in 2018, agreed to remain highly communicative with each other at various levels.

* unofficial translation