Russian Foreign Ministry "Coordinating Putin's North Korea Visit Schedule"... Likely After Late March

The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that the two countries are coordinating President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea through diplomatic channels.

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Ivan Zhelokhovtsev, First Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Asia Department, said in a media interview on the 11th (local time), "During the summit held at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in September 2023, Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, proposed a visit to Pyongyang to the Russian President."

He added, "This invitation was confirmed during North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui's recent visit to Russia. The specific conditions of the visit will be agreed upon through diplomatic channels." Foreign Minister Choe officially visited Russia last month and met with President Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Earlier, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that President Putin has no plans to visit North Korea before the end of March. It is expected that President Putin will visit North Korea after completing the Russian presidential election scheduled for March 15?17, in which he is seeking a fifth term.

Spokesperson Peskov also mentioned that the timing of President Putin's visit to North Korea is being coordinated through diplomatic channels and that an announcement will be made once it is finalized.

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