Putin invited N. Korea's Kim for visit Russia in September
  • 6 years ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia in September.
This is according to Moscow-based RIA News Agency,... citing Russia's deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who visited Pyongyang last week, is said to have delivered a personal invitation from Putin to Kim,... requesting his attendance at the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok every year.
The forum is an event many regional players attend,... South Korean President Moon Jae-in, too, delivered a speech there last year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is said to be considering going, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also plans to join.
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