A special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Moscow on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang seeks allies to fend off a UN resolution calling for a probe into crimes against humanity. Choe Ryong-Hae, who holds the rank of vice marshal and is the former director of the North Korean army's powerful political bureau, is set to meet Putin on Tuesday and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.
His eight-day visit to Moscow, the third by a senior North Korean official this year, comes ahead of a vote Tuesday on a United Nations resolution calling for a war crimes probe against the reclusive state over its vast network of prison camps. The resolution calls for the UN Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court, although Russia and China are widely expected to veto such a move. Choe's visit comes as Russia is facing increasing diplomatic isolation over its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.
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