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On September 12, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had entered Russian territory.
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center) at the Pyongyang train station before departing for Russia, September 10, 2023. Photo: Yonhap/VNA |
On the same day, Russian sources said that the train carrying Mr. Kim Jong-un was heading north along the coast after stopping at the Khasan railway station on the North Korean-Russian border. Later, RIA Novosti reported that the train had crossed the Razdolnaya River, not far from Vladivostok.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum. The agenda of the Russia-DPRK summit, according to D. Peskov, will focus on issues of bilateral cooperation in various areas, primarily trade and economic and cultural cooperation, as well as regional and international situations of mutual interest. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko did not rule out the possibility that the two leaders will also discuss the issue of Russia's humanitarian aid to North Korea.
The most recent meeting between President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took place in Vladivostok in 2019. At that time, the talks focused on denuclearization, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and a number of bilateral issues.
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