14 Aug 2013 16:27

Moscow welcomes agreement of Pyongyang, Seoul on Kaesong industrial region

MOSCOW. Aug 14 (Interfax) - Moscow welcomes the agreement the North Korean and South Korean authorities reached on the Kaesong industrial region, Russian Ambassador at Large Grigory Logvinov said.

"We usually do not comment on what concerns the bilateral relations and this is an instance of strictly bilateral relations between North and South Korea. On the other hand, however, we have a principled line - we welcome everything what contributes to easing tensions and improving the situation on the Korean Peninsula," Logvinov told Interfax.

"And this [the agreement on the Kaesong industrial region] is without a doubt a step in this direction," the diplomat said.