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North Korean Vice Premier Heads to Russia for World Cup Closing Ceremony

© AP Photo / Joseph NairA jet airplane, showing North Korean flag, sits on the tarmac in Singapore's Changi Airport Tuesday, June 12, 2018
A jet airplane, showing North Korean flag, sits on the tarmac in Singapore's Changi Airport Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korean Vice Premier Lee Ryong Nam headed for Russia on Thursday to attend the FIFA World Cup closing ceremony.

"DPRK’s vice premier and chairman of the Korea Football Association, Lee Ryong Nam, left for Russia on July 12 on an invitation from FIFA to attend the World Cup closing ceremony," the Russian Embassy said on Facebook.

People walk past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un in a news report about North Korea's nuclear test, in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2017 - Sputnik International
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