Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for the first time in Russia on Thursday, according to state news agencies in the country
The one-on-one negotiations will happen on April 25 in the eastern port of Vladivostok. They will be followed by extended talks between delegations, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov was reported as saying on Tuesday by state news agency RIA-Novosti.He added that Putin and Kim do not plan to sign any agreements or make a joint statement. It will be the first meeting between the leaders, said Ushakov, according to TASS news agency.
Tricky timing for US The meeting also comes at a delicate moment in the nuclear negotiations between North Korea and the United States, which have stalled since the last round of talks in Hanoi fell apart earlier this year.The summit will come just a week after North Korea's foreign ministry called for US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to be replaced in any further negotiations between the two countries.
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