Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vladivostok for his first talks today with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.
The summit is being held on Russky island near the port city of Vladivostok, in Russia’s far east.
The North Korean leader arrived on Wednesday by train after crossing the two countries’ short border and was greeted Russian officials warmly on his arrival.
- A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong-un (C-L), chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, receives a gift after arriving in Vladivostok, Russia.
Russia says they will discuss the Korean peninsula’s nuclear problem, but Kim is also said to be seeking support after talks with the US failed.
In comments to Russian TV earlier, after crossing the border at Khasan, Kim said that he hopes that during the talks with Putin, he will be able to discuss in a concrete manner issues relating to the settlement of the situation on the Korean peninsula, and to the development of our bilateral relations.
hope that during the talks with respected President Putin, I will be able to discuss in a concrete manner issues relating to the settlement of the situation on the Korean peninsula, and to the development of our bilateral relations.”
Via CNN
