North Korean leader will visit Russian aircraft factory

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Khabarovsk-on-Amur. in the Far Eastern region of Russia and will visit aircraft factories that build fighter jets. after a rare summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing Russian state media, that Mr. Kim has arrived at the Khabarovsk-on-Amur train station. There will be a welcome ceremony according to local traditions for special guests who come to visit. Khabarovsk-on-Amur is home to two aircraft factories: the Yuri Gagarin Factory, named after the man who made history as the world's first person to travel into space; and the Yakovlev factory known as Erkut

The TASS news agency reported that the Yuri Gagarin factory produces state-of-the-art aircraft such as the Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets, while the Yakovlev factory Produces passenger aircraft for short trips.

Kim is expected to visit several Russian cities after his summit with Russian leaders on Wednesday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia's space center and launch pad. which this summit It was the first meeting between the two leaders since Kim's visit to Vladivostok in April 2019.

Mr Putin said earlier that Mr Kim would fly to Khabarovsk-on-Amur. to visit an aircraft factory and will travel to Vladivostok to tour the Russian Pacific Fleet. He will also visit the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok. Divostok and scientific research institutes Collection of experimental laboratories that research marine biology

Source: Thai News Agency