{"id":15987,"date":"2019-03-24T17:44:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T09:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=15987"},"modified":"2019-03-24T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T09:44:38","slug":"n-k-official-heads-to-vladivostok-after-moscow-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=15987","title":{"rendered":"N.K. official heads to Vladivostok after Moscow visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/yonhap-NK-leader-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15988\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/yonhap-NK-leader.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/yonhap-NK-leader-300x178.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/yonhap-NK-leader-768x455.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/yonhap-NK-leader-600x356.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Kim Chang-son (L), a North Korean official with the North&#8217;s State Affairs Commission, gets out of a vehicle at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on March 23, 2019. Photo courtesy of  Yonhap<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MOSCOW, March 24 (NNN- Yonhap) &#8212; A senior North Korean official has left for Vladivostok in Russia&#8217;s far east after ending his trip to Moscow in what&#8217;s seen as part of preparations for a possible visit there by the North&#8217;s leader Kim Jong-un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Chang-son, the official with the North&#8217;s State Affairs Commission, was spotted at Sheremetyevo International Airport in the Russian capital city at around 2:45 p.m. Saturday (Russia time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>He was in Moscow for five days.<\/p><cite> <br>Possible North&#8217;s leader Kim Jong-un will visit Moscow<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Escorted by two guards, he quickly went into the VIP section, while four others who appeared to be accompanying Kim entered the boarding gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian Aeroflot SU 1700 flight carrying Kim took off at 4:10 p.m. and was expected to land in Vladivostok early Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit by Kim, known as leader Kim Jong-un&#8217;s de facto chief of staff, raised speculation that Pyongyang could be making preparations for leader Kim&#8217;s first trip to Russia since taking office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A vehicle possibly carrying Kim Chang-son was seen coming into the Kremlin every day from Wednesday to Friday, suggesting the official held talks with Russian counterparts over logistics and protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Kim Chang-son is bound for the Russian port city, it may be that leader Kim is considering either Moscow or Vladivostok as the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of Kim&#8217;s visits to Singapore in June last year and Vietnam last month for his summit meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, Kim Chang-son visited the two cities well ahead of time to make logistical and protocol preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the breakdown of last month&#8217;s summit between Kim and Trump, North Korea has been stepping up its diplomacy with Russia, with three senior North Korean officials making back-to-back visits to Russia this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A delegation of Russian senators also visited Pyongyang this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOSCOW, March 24 (NNN- Yonhap) &#8212; A senior North Korean official has left for Vladivostok in Russia&#8217;s far east after ending his trip to Moscow in what&#8217;s seen as part of preparations for a possible visit there by the North&#8217;s leader Kim Jong-un. 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