The Kremlin Palace announced on its Telegram channel at 2:46 a.m. that day that "President Putin has arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea."
Earlier, Russian state-run Lianovosti News Agency and other sources reported that Putin's private plane had landed at Pyongyang Sunan Airport at 2:22 am that day.
Chairman Kim shook hands with President Putin after he got off the plane and embraced him. After several conversations, President Putin
They rode together in a special car, Aurus, to the Kumsusan State Guesthouse. President Putin was originally scheduled to arrive in the afternoon of the 18th for a two-day, one-night state visit to North Korea.
However, he arrived in Pyongyang much later than scheduled, and President Putin's visit to North Korea was limited to one day.
Putin's accommodation was first built by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2019.
The summit is scheduled to take place at the Kumsusan State Guesthouse, where the two leaders are staying. During this visit, President Putin and Chairman Kim signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, which is intended to strengthen North Korea-Russia relations.
Putin is expected to stay in North Korea until the afternoon of that day, then travel to Vietnam. This will be Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24 years, since July 19-20, 2000.
2024/06/19 11:31 KST
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