VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, April 25, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un said Thursday he was looking to develop his country’s traditional
ties with Russia as he met President Vladimir Putin for the first time.
“I think it will be a very useful meeting in developing the relationship
between the two countries, who have a long friendship and history, into a
more stable and sound one,” Kim said as the talks began in Russia’s Far East.
“As the world is focused on the Korean peninsula, I think we will hold a
very meaningful dialogue.”