Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrives at the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
The consequences of a military solution to the DPRK problem will be catastrophic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

He added that the Russian Federation and China are urging to stop any confrontational actions on the part of the DPRK, as well as the US and its allies.

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