Kremlin welcomes start of 'direct dialogue' at Kim-Trump summit

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Last Updated : Jun 13 2018 | 2:05 PM IST

The Kremlin today said it welcomed the unprecedented meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the start of direct dialogue.

"Just the fact that such a meeting took place and direct first-hand dialogue was started can only be welcomed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

The Kremlin said the meeting "proved correct the Russian side and President Vladimir Putin, who said there is no alternative to political and diplomatic methods to resolve the problem on the Korean peninsula and the only way is direct dialogue, which we are seeing now."

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First Published: Jun 13 2018 | 2:05 PM IST

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