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North Korea’s Kim leaves Vladivostok after Putin summit
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, April 26, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un left the Russian city of Vladivostok on Friday after a summit with
Russian President Vladimir Putin where the two vowed to pursue closer ties.
Kim took part in a departure ceremony at Vladivostok station before his
armoured train departed around 0530 GMT.
Kim and Putin met Thursday in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok for their
first face-to-face talks.
The two men agreed to seek stronger relations between Moscow and Pyongyang
and Kim accused Washington of acting in “bad faith” in negotiations over the
North’s nuclear arsenal.
Putin left the city on Thursday for another summit in Beijing while Kim
stayed on overnight for events including a wreath-laying ceremony.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1322 hrs