MOSCOW: For the first time in 24 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday arrived in North Korea for a state visit, according to Russian local media sources.
The visit at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscores Moscow’s growing relationship with the nuclear-armed state since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ahead of the visit, Putin issued a presidential order saying Moscow was looking to sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty” with North Korea, which his foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said would include security cooperation.
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