Russian Presdient Putin Will Meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un At The End Of April

TASS: Putin to meet with Kim Jong-un in Russia in second half of April

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said earlier that Kim Jong-un might visit Russia next week

MOSCOW, April 18. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a meeting in Russia before the end of the month, the Kremlin said in a statement published on its website.

"Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un will make a visit to Russia in the second half of April at Vladimir Putin’s invitation," the statement reads.

Various options for a summit were under discussion in 2018, including a meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok in September 2018 but the parties were unable to arrange a Putin-Kim meeting at the time. However, Russian authorities have stated on many occasions they are ready to welcome the North Korean leader at any time convenient for him.

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WNU Editor: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's will be pushing to have access to Russian energy supplies. Russian President Putin will be in China on April 26-27, so their meeting will probably be held in Vladivostok before or after these dates.

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