Russia: Increasing sanctions on North Korea is ineffective
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed in a phone call with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Russia considers continuing to increase sanctions pressure on North Korea ineffective.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. |
The Russian Foreign Minister stressed that Russia believes that continuing to increase sanctions pressure on is ineffective and dangerous.
In addition, the two foreign ministers discussed "a number of other issues on the international agenda, including prospects for resolving the conflict in Syria and the situation in the Persian Gulf region."
The phone call was held on Wednesday (August 30) at the initiative of the United States.
According to Sputnik