The 2024 North Korea–Russia summit was a summit meeting between North Korea and Russia where North Korean General Secretary Kim Jong Un met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
Overview
This was Putin's first official visit to North Korea since 2000. A few days before his arrival, it was reported that the Pyongyang International Airport was cleared of aircraft. A Russian cargo aircraft landed few days before his arrival. Following Putin's arrival to Pyongyang Airport, where he was met by Kim Jong Un, they rode to the Kumsusan State Guest House where Putin stayed during his visit. Pyongyang's streets were decorated with portraits of Putin. During the visit a ceremony took place at Kim Il Sung Square, with Kim and Putin greeting officials on a red carpet, military bands played the national anthems of Russia and North Korea and children waved balloons and the North Korean and Russian flags. During the visit, the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was signed. The agreement was ratified by the Federation Council, the Russian parliament's upper house on November 6, 2024. Following the signature of the pact, the two leaders drove one another in an Aurus Senat limousine.
See also
- Russia–North Korea relations
- Foreign relations of Russia
- Foreign relations of North Korea
- 2019 North Korea–Russia summit
- 2023 North Korea–Russia summit
- List of international trips made by Kim Jong Un
- South Korea–Ukraine relations
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