The SDEs will be used to determine how the state's national delegates are awarded to candidates.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter in English, after releasing pictures of the two shaking hands, that "Lavrov was greeted by the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of DPRK Kim Jong-un during his visit to Pyongyang".
The Senate is expected to vote on the resolution within 30 days.
The People's Bank of China also announced it added roughly 10 tons to its gold reserves in December, the first time since 2016 that it made such a move.
The SCO enjoyed strong vitality and momentum of cooperation as President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit on Sunday.
The ROK's presidential Blue House said Abe told Suh Hoon, director of the National Intelligence Service, he did not believe the Democratic People's Republic of Korea would use the summits to buy time to pursue its nuclear and missile programs, Reuters reported.
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The Railway Unions launched the strike alleging that a group of junior train drivers, who were still under training, had been appointed by breaching the normal recruitment procedures.
The Party chief, president and a vice-president of the hospital were removed from their posts and are under further investigation, while five doctors and 14 nurses in the hospital received punishments ranging from six-month suspensions to license revocations, it said.
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world mainly due to its location in the Pacific Ring of Fire and Pacific typhoon belt. Landslides and flash floods are common across the country during the rainy season, especially when typhoon hits.
The Santa Ana winds, which blow in from the California desert, were forecast to top out at 115 km/h and remain strong through the week.