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BANGKOK — Russia’s foreign minister held talks Thursday with Thailand’s top officials on counterterrorism, cybersecurity and North Korea.

The visit by Sergey Lavrov came just two days after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Bangkok. Both officials took part in meetings in the Philippines with counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations — or ASEAN — that focused heavily on North Korea’s push to advance its nuclear weapons and missile programs.

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