Vladivostok: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for the first time on Thursday. The leaders pledged for better ties and said that the historic meeting would revive the denuclearisation matter.
The two leaders were speaking after their one-on-one meeting at the Far Eastern Federal University.
Putin said he and Kim "exchanged views on how and what needs to be done so that we can improve the situation".
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Kim Jong Un described his visit to Russia as "a great joy".
Kim said that the visit was not only to meet Putin in person but also "to exchange opinions on the issues like growing and developing our two nation's traditional relationship into one that is more solid and constructive according to the demand of the new century".
Kim's trip to Russia has come about two months after his second summit with the US President Donald Trump in Vietnam.
Through this summit Russia is trying to position itself as an essential player in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
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