He president of russiaVladimir Putin, landed this Tuesday in the capital of North KoreaPyongyang, to carry out what is his first state visit so far this century and in which he plans to meet with the North Korean supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, in order to strengthen a relationship that has gone from strength to strength in recent years. last years.

Upon arrival in the North Korean capital, Putin has already been received at the airport by Kim himself as a sign of gratitude for this trip of the highest diplomatic level. However, it is not expected to be until Wednesday when the visit enters into its most substantial part, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

The Russian president will be in North Korea for two days, and the authorities of both countries have estimated that during this period leaders share their time up to nine hours in different events. The signing of several joint documents is also planned, as well as other types of ceremonies and tributes.

At the end of his state visit to North Korea, Putin will head to Vietnam, where he will hold a series of meetings with the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong; the country’s president, To Lam; and the Prime Minister, Pham Minh Tinh, among other local leaders.

Last week, the Russian authorities vindicated their right to improve their relations with Pyongyang in the face of increasing warnings within the international community, which view with fear the increase in contacts between both countries, especially in military matters. Kim recently praised his “invincible” relationship with the Russian government. and has described his counterpart as a “brother in arms.” In this sense, he recalled that his meeting with Putin in Russia last year has taken ties between the two countries to a “higher level.”

The North Korean president traveled to Russia last September and visited the Vostochni cosmodrome, where Putin promised to help him in the construction of satellites. Both leaders then agreed to hold new contacts progressively. Pyongyang and Moscow have gradually increased their diplomatic and security relations, especially as tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula and in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.