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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Russian spaceport Vostochny Cosmodrome on Wednesday, according to news reports.
The summit between Kim and Putin is the first in four years.
Kim left for Russia on Sunday.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
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