MOSCOW: A train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entered Russia, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting wi...
This picture taken on September 10, 2023 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on September 12, 2023 shows North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un waving as he departs by train from Pyongyang for a visit to Russia. AFPPIX: A train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entered Russia, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
The train crossed into the Primorsky region from North Korea, the agency said, with images showing a train with dark green carriages being pulled along a track by a Russian Railways locomotive.Kim will meet Putin later this week, according to Russian media reports.Experts say Moscow would likely seek artillery shells and antitank missiles from North Korea, which wants advanced satellite and nuclear-powered submarine technology in return.
“Obviously, as neighbours, our countries also cooperate in sensitive areas that should not be the subject of public disclosure and announcements. This is perfectly normal for neighbouring states,“ he said.Washington has said North Korea would “pay a price” if it supplies Moscow with weapons for the Ukraine conflict.
“In building our relations with our neighbours, including North Korea, the important thing for us is the interests of our two countries, not Washington’s warnings”, Peskov added. - AFP
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