Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the Inter-Korean Summit
and vowed to enhance cooperation with the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea in transport and economic
fields, the Kremlin press service said Tuesday.
Putin made the pledge in phone talks with
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun.
"The Russian president hailed the talks, expressed his hope for
the inter-Korean process to continue in a constructive manner and
confirmed Russia's readiness to offer comprehensive assistance to
the process, including participation in joint transport and
economic projects," news agencies quoted a Kremlin statement as
saying.
The two presidents also expressed satisfaction over the results
of the latest round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula's
nuclear issue, the statement said.
Roh ended his three-day visit to the DPRK last Thursday after
meeting with DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il. During the meeting the
two leaders signed a joint declaration.
The second session of the sixth round of the six-party talks,
which involve China, the DPRK, the United States, Russia, Japan and
South Korea, ended in Beijing last Wednesday with a joint document
on the second-phase action toward the denuclearization of the
Korean Peninsula.
In the joint document, the DPRK agreed to disable its existing
nuclear facilities and provide a declaration of all its nuclear
programs by the end of this year.
(Xinhua News Agency October 10, 2007)
