Kim Jong Sook-ki to reunite with President Putin...Official announcement of Russia visit

On the 11th, it was announced on the official media of both countries that North Korean General Secretary Kim Jung Eun will visit Russia soon and meet with President Putin. Kim Jong Shoki's visit to Russia will be announced first.
There were also speculations that the opening would raise security concerns. The two countries appear to be aiming to strengthen their political and diplomatic ties.
North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said, ``General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Republic, will soon visit Russia at the invitation of President Putin. During the visit, Comrade Kim Jong Un will reunite with Comrade Putin and hold talks.''
Ta. Russia's TASS news agency also reported that the Kremlin Palace announced at a press conference on the 11th that ``Jong Il Kim will visit Russia in the next few days at the invitation of President Putin,'' and announced that Kim's visit to Russia and the North Korea-Russia summit will be held.
has been made official. Prior to these reports, the US New York Times (NYT) on the 4th (local time) cited US government officials and others, saying that Kim Jong Il was in Vladivostok between the 10th and 13th.
It was reported that there was a possibility of participating in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) to be held at Eastern Federal University. A senior South Korean government official also revealed, ``The special train carrying Kim Jong Sook-ki departed the day before.'' Money
On the 10th, to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the government, the general secretary posed for a commemorative photo with participants of the civil defense armed forces parade (military parade) at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Then a dedicated column
It is believed that he left Pyongyang by car. South Korean National Security Office Director Cho Tae Yeon spoke about Kim Jong Il's visit to Russia in a television interview this morning, saying, ``Kim Jong Il will visit Russia.''
We have been closely monitoring and understanding trends for a long time." It has been four and a half years since Kim Jong Il visited Russia, since he met with President Putin in Vladivostok in April 2019.
This is his first overseas visit. North Korea, which had closed its borders after the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in 2020, has been gradually opening them up recently. First time since the border closure was lifted
It is also symbolic that his only foreign trip was to Russia, which he visited before the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials have been closely monitoring Kim Jong Il's visit to Russia and the possibility of a North Korea-Russia summit meeting. NYT reports Kim Jong Il's movement
There were speculations that the route would be made public and that it would be a burden, but since it has already been revealed that the North Korea-Russia summit will be held, if there is a cancellation or change, it would be a political blunder to say that the summit had failed due to pressure from the international community.
This appears to have been carried out as planned, as it had the potential to generate a message. Prior to this, President Putin sent a message of congratulations to North Korea on September 9, saying to Kim, ``We will continue to work together in the future.''
I am confident that our efforts will systematically expand bilateral cooperation in all aspects." Kim Jong Il offered Putin satellites and nuclear weapons in exchange for the ammunition Russia needed.
There are speculations that it will require cutting-edge military technology for its child submarines. Kim is said to be visiting Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome during his visit to Russia. North Korea-Russia military proposed by Russia
Exercises are also expected to be a topic of discussion. Both North Korea and Russia remain tight-lipped about Kim Jong Il's departure time in Pyongyang and scheduled arrival time in Russia, as well as the location and timing of the North Korea-Russia summit. However, Kim Jong Il
Judging from the fact that they departed on the evening of the 10th, it seems likely that they will arrive in Vladivostok on the 12th and hold a North Korea-Russia summit on the 12th or 13th.