Putin arrives in Vladivostok where his summit with Kim Jong-un is expected

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putinarrived this Monday in the city of Vladivostokin the Russian Far East, where he will participate tomorrow in the plenary session of the Far East Economic Forum and, possibly, meet with the North Korean leader on Wednesday, Kim Jong-un.

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This Monday, the head of the Kremlin will hold several meetings in Vladivostok and will meet with the governor of the region of Primorye, Oleg Kozhemiakoaccording to the agency Interface.

While tomorrow, Putin will chair the Far East Economic Forum together with the vice president of Laos, Pany Yathotou.

On Wednesday, according to the media, the Russian president may meet with Kim.

At the same time, the Kremlin until now he has avoided confirming this meeting and has assured that within the framework of the Far East Forum such a meetingnot planned”.

Simultaneously, several Interfax sources assure that the visit of Kim to the Russian Far East is expected “soon”, without giving more details.

A representative of local authorities confirmed that preparations for the arrival of Kim are carried out “for a long time”.

Meanwhile, South Korean government sources told the agency today Yonhap that the North Korean leader’s train has left Pyongyang apparently heading to the Russian city of Vladivostok.

The last time Kim He traveled to that same city to meet with PutinIn April 2019, he also traveled on his special armored train, which took around 20 hours to reach the Russian coastal town.

If officially confirmed, this would be the first trip of Kim abroad since then, since the outbreak of the pandemic of covid-19 led to Pyongyang to close its borders firmly at the beginning of 2020 and just this summer the hermetic Asian country has once again allowed, under strict protocols, the entry of people from abroad.

The newspaper The New York Times He previously wrote about this potential summit, which would be aimed, among other issues, at sealing an exchange of weapons and aerospace and military technology.

According to the American newspaper, Putin I would like you to North Korea sell to Russia artillery and anti-tank missiles, while Pyongyang It would be seeking advanced technology for the manufacture of satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, as well as food aid.

Source: Elcomercio

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