On the 27th, President Putin and Foreign Minister Choe Choe Hui met at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, the capital of Russia, and shook hands in a friendly atmosphere.
On this day, President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.
According to a video released by the Russian Kremlin, President Putin met Choe Choe Hui. While greeting the Foreign Minister, he expressed his joy and said, “Please convey my greetings to North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un.”
President Putin recalled the Beijing summit with Chairman Kim Jong-un held in September and said, “The plan to develop relations discussed in Beijing is progressing smoothly.” In response, Foreign Minister Choe Son-hee responded, "Thank you for taking the time to meet us despite your busy schedule."
Putin also greeted North Korean Ambassador to Russia Shin Hong-chul, who accompanied Foreign Minister Choe Son-hee, and then guided the North Korean delegation to the conference table. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Kremlin Foreign Policy Adviser Yuri Ushakov were also present. The details of the conversation between the two sides were not made public by the Kremlin.
President Putin is holding a meeting with Foreign Minister Choe Son-hee at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on the 27th.
Foreign Minister Choe Son-hee is scheduled to stay in Russia until the 28th, and then plans to move to Belarus with Minister Lavrov to attend the Eurasian Security Conference.
This visit by Foreign Minister Choi Son-hee to Russia took place at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his desire to meet with Chairman Kim Jong-un. President Trump said on the private plane, "There are no confirmed plans yet, but I am ready to meet Chairman Kim Jong-un if he wants."
Therefore, there is a possibility that North Korea-US relations and the US-Russia relationship were discussed as major topics in this meeting between Putin and Choi Son-hui, and attention is also paid to the possibility that Chairman Kim Jong-un's schedule for his visit to Russia was coordinated.