Russia's security chief Shoigu arrives in Pyongyang for meeting with NK leader Kim Jong-un: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, shakes hands with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Security Council, in Pyongyang on Sept. 13, 2024, in this photo carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the following day. Yonhap
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Russian news agency Tass reported Tuesday.
Shoigu visited North Korea on a special mission from Russian President Vladimir Putin and is expected to meet with Kim, the report said.
It marks Shoigu's second visit to North Korea, following his previous trip in early June, during which he also met with Kim and discussed security issues involving the Korean Peninsula.
The back-to-back visit comes as Russia and North Korea mark the first anniversary of the signing of the treaty of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in June last year in Pyongyang by Kim and Putin, which resulted in North Korea's deployment of troops on the Russian side in the war against Ukraine.