Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on June 18-19 for a friendly state visit, the Kremlin announced.
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Putin will travel to North Korea on June 18-19 for a friendly state visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on June 18 and Vietnam the following day, the Kremlin's press service reported on June 17.
Putin will be in North Korea on June 18-19 to hold talks with Kim Jong Un
This will be Putin's first trip to Pyongyang in 24 years
It is a return visit after Kim's trip to the Russian Far East last September
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