Russia has said, it is ready for joint efforts with Pyongyang to settle the situation on the Korean Peninsula by political and diplomatic means. <br/><br/>This was stated by the Russian foreign ministry yesterday after consultations in Moscow between Russian and North Korean diplomats. <br/><br/>In its statement the Ministry said, Russia has reiterated its readiness for joint efforts in the interests of settling existing problems of the sub-region by peaceful political and diplomatic means, including in the context of promoting the Russian-Chinese roadmap for the Korean settlement. <br/><br/>The Russian-Chinese roadmap of the Korean Peninsula settlement provides for a double moratorium on North Korea's nuclear and missile activities and on the US' and its allies' military exercises. <br/><br/>The ministry said, Choe Son Hui, chief of the North American department of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, met with Oleg Burmistrov, a Russian diplomat dealing with the issue and also with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov.