The meeting is being watched by Washington, who suspect military cooperation will be discussed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Russia's most modern space rocket launch site on Wednesday, Tass reported, while at home Mr Kim’s military fired two ballistic missiles.
The summit between the leaders of the two countries, which have become increasingly isolated internationally, is being watched closely by Washington and allies, who suspect they could agree to trade arms and defence technology. In footage released by RIA news agency, Mr Kim and Mr Putin are seen shaking hands grinning broadly, standing outside, surrounded by security personnel and Russian media representatives, before walking together into a gleaming glass-walled building.
It was the first such launch by the North while Mr Kim was abroad, analysts said, who has travelled outside the country only seven times in his 12 years in power, all in 2018 and 2019. He also briefly stepped across the inter-Korean border twice. “As neighbours, our countries implement cooperation in sensitive areas that should not become the subject of public disclosure and announcement. But this is quite natural for neighbouring states,” he said.
“Bilateral contacts are very important. And the situation on the Korean Peninsula is, of course, of utmost importance for security and stability in the region,” state news agency RIA quoted ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova as saying.including Korean People’s Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon and Munitions Industry Department Director Jo Chun Ryong, suggesting an agenda heavy on defence industry cooperation, analysts said.
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