Sep 12, 2023
A train carrying Kim had arrived at Khasan station, the main rail gateway to Russia's far east from North Korea.
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"It will be a full-fledged visit," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "There will be negotiations between two delegations, and after that, if necessary, the leaders will continue their communication in a one-on-one format."
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the main topic of the talks by Putin and Kim would be bilateral relations between the neighbouring countries.
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Putin was expected to arrive in Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum. His meetings with Kim were expected on the sidelines but details remain unconfirmed.
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The North Korean delegation includes prominent military officers, including Munitions Industry Department Director Jo Chun Ryong, an analyst said, which suggests the visit will focus on defence industry cooperation.
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US officials indicated progressing arms talks and discussions regarding providing Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine.
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Pyongyang and Moscow have denied that North Korea would supply arms to Russia, which has expended vast stocks of weapons in more than 18 months of war.
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The US State Department said any transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia would violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions, which ban any arms transactions with North Korea.
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Kim also gave a personal tour of an arms exhibition for Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu when he visited Pyongyang in July, and they stood together to watch a military parade that featured banned ballistic missiles.
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