North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's train has entered Russia and is moving north along the coast toward the Amur region after stopping at Khasan station, sources close to Russian authorities said Tuesday, APA reports citing Kyodo News.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum being held in Vladivostok the same day that he "has a plan" at the Vostochny Cosmodrome space launch center in the region, indicating a meeting with Kim is likely to take place Wednesday.
The sources said Kim will visit a factory that manufactures Sukhoi fighters and other aircraft in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Russian Far East, following his talks with Putin.
According to the data from the Flightradar24 website, an Air Koryo airplane, which is believed to be the one used by Kim for domestic trips, took off from Pyongyang International Airport on Tuesday morning and arrived in Vladivostok, indicating North Korean officials who would assist Kim might have been on board.
The official Korean Central News Agency said the same day that Kim had departed from Pyongyang for Russia, following its earlier report that he will meet with Putin during the trip.
Kim left the North Korean capital on Sunday accompanied by leading officials of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, the government and armed forces, the latest KCNA report said.
The report did not specify Kim's destination. Russia's Tass news agency said Putin arrived Monday in Vladivostok, where the Eastern Economic Forum is being held.
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