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Russia says Trump-Kim summit 'positive': News agency

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hailed the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a "positive" step.

Published: 12th June 2018 04:53 PM  |   Last Updated: 12th June 2018 05:51 PM   |  A+A A-

In this image made from video provided by Host Broadcaster Mediacorp Pte Ltd, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands ahead of their meeting at Capella Hotel in Singapore, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. | AP

By AFP

MOSCOW: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hailed the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a "positive" step, Russian news agency RIA Novosti said Tuesday.

"We have not yet seen the documents (signed at the summit). I don't think they have been published. But the mere fact that this meeting took place is of course positive," the agency quoted Lavrov as saying.

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