Wrapping-up the Kim-Putin meeting: the KCTV summit documentary, in summary



Analysis Wrapping-up the Kim-Putin meeting: the KCTV summit documentary, in summary State media sought to highlight strengthened ties in a short film Rachel Minyoung Lee April 30, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV Korean Central Television (KCTV) at 2000 Pyongyang time on April 28 aired an approximately 50-minute documentary entitled, “Comrade Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of Our Party, State, and Army, Visits the Russian Federation; April 24-27, Juche 108 (2019).” The documentary portrayed Kim’s visit to Vladivostok and his meetings with the Russian leader positively, which was consistent with preceding state media coverage of the visit. The two overriding themes of the documentary were the significance of Kim’s visit to Russia in demonstrating “DPRK-Russia friendship” and in strengthening bilateral relations, and Russians’ welcome for Kim. The announcer-read Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere 10How Seoul’s new L-SAM interceptor boosts defenses against North Korean missiles

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Wrapping-up the Kim-Putin meeting: the KCTV summit documentary, in summary

State media sought to highlight strengthened ties in a short film

Rachel Minyoung Lee April 30, 2019

KCTV

Korean Central Television (KCTV) at 2000 Pyongyang time on April 28 aired an approximately 50-minute documentary entitled, “Comrade Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of Our Party, State, and Army, Visits the Russian Federation; April 24-27, Juche 108 (2019).”

The documentary portrayed Kim’s visit to Vladivostok and his meetings with the Russian leader positively, which was consistent with preceding state media coverage of the visit.

The two overriding themes of the documentary were the significance of Kim’s visit to Russia in demonstrating “DPRK-Russia friendship” and in strengthening bilateral relations, and Russians’ welcome for Kim.

The announcer-read

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02How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
03All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
04No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
05What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
06North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
07From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
08North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery
09Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere
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