Rare archive footage: Vladimir Putin’s state visit to North Korea in 2000

Rare archive footage: Vladimir Putin’s state visit to North Korea in 2000 Tomorrow the Russian president visits the DPRK for the second time. Here’s how the first visit happened: The Korean Central News Agency wrote at the time that “the goodwill envoy of the Russian people” was greeted by hundreds of thousands of Pyongyang residents. Watch how Kim Jong Il, leader of the country in those years and father of the current leader Kim Jong-un, met the Russian president 24 years ago. Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Source: Sputnik International