North Korea's Kim Jong Un enters Russia for summit with Putin

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a private train as he departs Pyongyang to visit Russia on Sept. 10 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 12. © KCNA/Reuters

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un entered Russia early Tuesday morning on his own train for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to South Korea's defense ministry.

"The Defense Ministry knows that Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia early this morning using a special train," the ministry's Jeon Ha-kyu told reporters. "In particular, we are paying attention to meetings on arms trade and technology transfer between North Korea and Russia, considering many military officers are accompanying him."

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