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)
