North Korea's Kim to hold first meeting with Putin: report

Talks between two leaders expected to take place next week in Vladivostok

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives guidance during his visit to the Shinchang Fish Farm in this April 16, 2019 photo released on April 17. (KCNA via Reuters) © Reuters

YOHEI ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

April 18, 2019 00:24 JST

MOSCOW -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly preparing to visit Russia next week and hold his first meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

The meeting could take place in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East ahead of Putin's April 26-27 visit to China, the online edition of Izvestia reported on Wednesday, citing Russian Foreign Ministry sources.