Korean Central News Agency: Kim Jong un has departed on a special train to Russia
According to the Korean Central News Agency on the 12th, Kim Jong un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Council, departed from the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang, on a special train to visit Russia on the afternoon of the 10th.
Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Vice Chairman of the State Council, Prime Minister Kim Dae jung, and other leading cadres of the party, government, and military agencies bid farewell to Kim Jong un. Kim Jong un bid farewell to the officials who came to bid farewell.
According to a report by KCNA on the 11th, Kim Jong un will soon visit Russia at the invitation of Russian President Putin. Kim Jong un will meet and have talks with Putin during his visit. The Kremlin of Russia issued a statement on the same day, stating that at Putin's invitation, Kim Jong un will "make an official visit to Russia in the coming days.".