On August 24, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il met at a military garrison in East Siberia’s Buryatia Region.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankOn August 24, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il met at a military garrison in East Siberia’s Buryatia Region.
On August 24, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il met at a military garrison in East Siberia’s Buryatia Region.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankAt 14:00 on the dot local time (9:00 MT), the Korean leader’s motorcade pulled up to the garrison hotel in Sosnovy Bor where the temporary presidential residence was established. Kim Jong-il arrived in an armored 1995 S-class Mercedes-Benz. Dmitry Medvedev warmly greeted his North Korean counterpart, “I am very glad to see you. It has been ten years since we first saw each other,” Kim Jong-il said to Dmitry Medvedev in response.
At 14:00 on the dot local time (9:00 MT), the Korean leader’s motorcade pulled up to the garrison hotel in Sosnovy Bor where the temporary presidential residence was established. Kim Jong-il arrived in an armored 1995 S-class Mercedes-Benz. Dmitry Medvedev warmly greeted his North Korean counterpart, “I am very glad to see you. It has been ten years since we first saw each other,” Kim Jong-il said to Dmitry Medvedev in response.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankKim Jong-il was wearing his usual service jacket, while Dmitry Medvedev was in a dark blue suit with a bright blue tie.
Kim Jong-il was wearing his usual service jacket, while Dmitry Medvedev was in a dark blue suit with a bright blue tie.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian president said he had “very warm impressions” from their meeting in Pyongyang ten years ago.
The Russian president said he had “very warm impressions” from their meeting in Pyongyang ten years ago.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian-Korean summit is in the focus of mass media’s attention and many members of the press wanted to cover the Medvedev-Kim Jong-il negotiations. But it was mostly the leaders’ personal press and journalists and the Kremlin pool journalists who managed to take the historic photographs.
The Russian-Korean summit is in the focus of mass media’s attention and many members of the press wanted to cover the Medvedev-Kim Jong-il negotiations. But it was mostly the leaders’ personal press and journalists and the Kremlin pool journalists who managed to take the historic photographs.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankThe North Korean media sought to film every detail of the meeting. Kim Jong-il left Pyongyang accompanied by a film crew that planned to make a film about the visit.
The North Korean media sought to film every detail of the meeting. Kim Jong-il left Pyongyang accompanied by a film crew that planned to make a film about the visit.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankThe two leaders continued their negotiations in the White Room of the temporary residence. In keeping with the protocol, this was a tet-a-tet talk. Kim Jong-il thanked Medvedev for coming to the meeting.
The two leaders continued their negotiations in the White Room of the temporary residence. In keeping with the protocol, this was a tet-a-tet talk. Kim Jong-il thanked Medvedev for coming to the meeting.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankKim Jong-il also described his journey as “very merry and pleasant.”
Kim Jong-il also described his journey as “very merry and pleasant.”
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankKim Jong-il’s visit to Russia began on Saturday.
Kim Jong-il’s visit to Russia began on Saturday.