North Korea's spy chief meets chief Russian security official in Moscow

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, right, and North Korean Minister of State Security Ri Chang-dae shake hands during a bilateral discussion as part of the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues in Moscow on May 28. [AP/YONHAP]

The chief of North Korea's spy agency has attended an international security forum in Russia and held a meeting with the country's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, the North's state media reported Sunday.

A delegation from North Korea's National Intelligence Agency, led by general director Ri Chang-dae, took part in an international meeting of high-level security representatives, the main event of an international security forum in Russia last Thursday, the Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) said.

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