Kim, Putin begin first summit over denuclearization, economic cooperation

(Worthy News) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began his first summit with President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s Far East city of Vladivostok on Thursday, with a peaceful resolution of Pyongyang’s nuclear quandary expected to top the agenda.

The much-anticipated summit is seen as a key test of Kim’s diplomatic outreach aimed at breaking a logjam in a denuclearization parley with the United States, easing sanctions pressure and catalyzing his lackluster drive for economic development.

Kim and Putin met at Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island in the Pacific port city, where their national flags are hoisted, security heightened and the adjacent Ajax Bay closed to fend off any suspicious approaches. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

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