Leonid Slutsky
Moscow should toughen his stance against Pyongyang, yielding to the entreaties of Western countries, said the Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky. This opinion was expressed to Interfax on Tuesday, July 4.
“We need to talk, to negotiate, to dialogue and less to provoke Pyongyang via pulling up to its borders carriers”, — said the Deputy. He is confident that opportunities for dialogue with the authorities of North Korea have, and they need to actively use.
Slutsky stressed that the DPRK not conduct nuclear talks from a position of strength. Russian authorities can use for this purpose friendly relations with Pyongyang.
The first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich, in turn, urged to be more attentive to the actions of the DPRK. “Yes, all these triggers while going towards the sea, we are in no danger. But we understand that it is very close to us, and any inappropriate behavior equipment can lead to the fact that something flies in our direction,” said Senator National news service (NSN).
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