Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to a red carpet welcome on Tuesday night.
The two-day visit marks the first for a Russian leader in the last 24 years. Putin’s only previous visit to Pyongyang was in July 2000, two months after his presidential inauguration.
Mr Putin was met off his plane by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and – flanked by a military guard of honour – the pair talked animatedly for several minutes.
In Pyongyang, the streets had been decorated with Putin’s portraits and the flags of Russia and North Korea.
