2023 visit by Kim Jong Un to Russia
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin meeting at Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia (13 September 2023) | |
| Date | September 13–17, 2023 |
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| Location | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Tsiolkovsky, Amur Oblast, Russia |
| Participants | Vladimir Putin (President) Kim Jong Un (General Secretary & President of the State Affairs) |
On September 13–17, 2023, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un visited Russia. This was Kim's first official visit overseas since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea in 2020, and came after North Korea–Russia relations improved significantly following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The visit included a summit meeting between North Korea and Russia where Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 13 September 2023. The meeting was held at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East.