Key Takeaways
- The Kim Jong invitation marks a rare diplomatic outreach from North Korea to Russia.
- Putin’s acceptance underscores a growing strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang.
- The meeting follows a summit at the Vostochny space center, hinting at possible future cooperation in space and defense sectors.
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Putin has accepted the invitation, Yonhap news agency reported citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Kim made the offer at a dinner with the Russian leader on Wednesday after the Russia-North Korea summit at the Vostochny space center in Russia’s Amur Region.
