Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023.
DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's formal name.
At the opening of the meeting with Putin, Kim said it was an unwavering position of the North to further develop its traditional friendship and ties with Russia.
Russian media said Putin showed Kim around the building where Russia's new space launch rocket, the Angara, is assembled.
Humanitarian aid to North Korea and U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed on Pyongyang may also be discussed, Russian officials have said.
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