Amid the rapid developments surrounding North Korea,... we could have another summit coming up-- one between North Korea and Russia.
Pyongyang's state media reported the decision this morning,... along with details of the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Our Park Hee-jun with the latest. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his will for denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula remains unchanged, consistent, and fixed.
According to the North's state-run Korea Central News Agency, Friday,... Kim made the remarks during his rare meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.

Expressing hope for North Korea-U.S. relations and the resolution to the nuclear issue on the Peninsula,... Kim said denuclearization must be solved step-by-step, and that it must be achieved through "effective and constructive" negotiations.
Russia supported North Korea's commitment to nuclear disarmament,... and wished for its success.

KCNA also reported,... that North Korea and Russia agreed to hold a bilateral summit this year, to boost ties and commemorate their 70 years of diplomatic relations.
The Russian diplomat also delivered a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong-un.
The details of the letter were not revealed,... but it's likely to have included a message related to the proposed summit between Kim and Putin.

The decision to hold that summit, made just two weeks before the landmark summit between North Korea and the U.S.,...is seen as a move to keep Russia relevant in the flurry of diplomatic activities surrounding North Korea.

Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.