12 Sep 2023 11:34

Contacts with N. Korean leader due in coming days, no final press conference planned - Peskov

VLADIVOSTOK. Sept 12 (Interfax) - There will be no press conference at the end of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which is due in the coming days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"It is not planned to give any press conferences," Peskov said.

Contacts with the North Korean leader will take place "in the coming days," he said.

"Negotiations will be held. This is a matter of negotiations between the two delegations led by the leaders of the two states. There will also be one-on-one communication. An official dinner in honor of Kim Jong Un will be held on Putin's behalf," Peskov said.