North Korea’s Kim says his visit shows ‘strategic importance’ of Russia relations

Kim was greeted by senior representatives from Moscow and other countries when he arrived at the coach station in the border city of Khasan on Tuesday night, according to KCNA photos.

Alexander Kozlov, the minister of natural solutions for Russia, is also depicted meeting with him.

He may have met Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome in eastern Russia, according to reports from North Korean media and Japan’s Kyodo media organization.

According to KCNA, referring to the COVID – 19 pandemic, the journey is Kim’s first trip to Russia in almost four years and his first foreign trip following the global public health issue.

According to the report, his visit aims to” set North Korea – Russia ties of friendship and cooperation on a new higher levels.”