North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il Arrives In Russia
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia for the first time in nearly a decade. His tour of the country's Far East began with crowds of cheering people greeting him at Bureya railway station in Amur province. Here's that story.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is touring Russia's Far East in preparation for talks with President Dmitry Medvedev next week.
Russian television showed pictures of the reclusive leader exiting a train in Bureya, in the Amur region, to crowds of cheering people waving Russian flags.
Kim arrived in Russia on Saturday on a special armoured train, and met the Kremlin's regional envoy, Viktor Ishayev, as well as several local officials, according to Interfax news agency.
The North Korean leader attended an in-depth tour of the Bureyskaya hydro-electric power station, fuelling speculation that the two countries could discuss energy cooperation, reported South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul.
Kim has sought help from regional powers in recent months for his impoverished nation, struggling with recent floods and economic sanctions.
After reportedly securing Chinese food aid and investment in May, he is also likely to ask Russia for economic support.
He is expected to hold talks with Medvedev in Ulan-Ude, near Lake Baikal on Tuesday, although the Kremlin's terse statement on Saturday did not say when or where the meeting would take place.
The energy talks may include relaunching plans to construct a pipeline to supply natural gas from the Russian Far East to South Korea, via North Korea, which could earn Pyongyang an estimated $500 million a year in handling charges.
Kim's trip to Russia, his first since 2002, comes weeks after rare talks between Pyongyang and Washington on the resumption of stalled negotiations to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program me...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia for the first time in nearly a decade. His tour of the country's Far East began with crowds of cheering people greeting him at Bureya railway station in Amur province. Here's that story.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is touring Russia's Far East in preparation for talks with President Dmitry Medvedev next week.
Russian television showed pictures of the reclusive leader exiting a train in Bureya, in the Amur region, to crowds of cheering people waving Russian flags.
Kim arrived in Russia on Saturday on a special armoured train, and met the Kremlin's regional envoy, Viktor Ishayev, as well as several local officials, according to Interfax news agency.
The North Korean leader attended an in-depth tour of the Bureyskaya hydro-electric power station, fuelling speculation that the two countries could discuss energy cooperation, reported South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul.
Kim has sought help from regional powers in recent months for his impoverished nation, struggling with recent floods and economic sanctions.
After reportedly securing Chinese food aid and investment in May, he is also likely to ask Russia for economic support.
He is expected to hold talks with Medvedev in Ulan-Ude, near Lake Baikal on Tuesday, although the Kremlin's terse statement on Saturday did not say when or where the meeting would take place.
The energy talks may include relaunching plans to construct a pipeline to supply natural gas from the Russian Far East to South Korea, via North Korea, which could earn Pyongyang an estimated $500 million a year in handling charges.
Kim's trip to Russia, his first since 2002, comes weeks after rare talks between Pyongyang and Washington on the resumption of stalled negotiations to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program me...