Beijing, Aug 28 (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to make a rare international journey next week as he heads to China to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. Since assuming power in 2011, Kim has embarked on several significant trips across Asia.
March 2018: Kim made his inaugural foreign visit since ascending to leadership in 2011, meeting President Xi Jinping in China.
May 2018: He traveled to Dalian, China, becoming the first North Korean leader in decades to travel by plane.
June 2018: Kim attended his first summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore and subsequently visited China.
January 2019: Kim made another visit to China.
February 2019: He traveled to Vietnam for a second summit with President Trump.
April 2019: Kim visited Russia, meeting President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok for a much-anticipated summit.
September 2023: Kim traveled by train to convene with Putin at a space facility. (AP) GSP
(Only the headline of this report may have been reworked by Editorji; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)