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First Putin-Kim summit in pictures

Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first-ever meeting in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok

Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first-ever meeting in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. The leaders discussed peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, ensuring security in Northeast Asia as a whole and the state of the bilateral relations. The meeting lasted about two hours. It was twice as long as the 50 minutes stipulated for this part of the meeting by the protocol.