In this photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government, DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un (center left), with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center right), visits an airport to see military aircrafts near the port city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Sept 16, 2023.(KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP)

SEOUL - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday during his visit to the country's Far East city of Vladivostok, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday.

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Kim and Shoigu discussed the regional and international military and political situation, and exchanged opinions on further strengthening the strategic and tactical coordination, cooperation and mutual exchange between the armed forces of the two countries and in the fields of their national defense and security, according to the report.