Kim was expected to travel to Russia's far-eastern city of Vladivostok to meet Putin. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Celebrations on Saturday were packed with dedications of floral baskets to past leaders, banquets, concerts for a visiting Chinese delegation, and a performance by a Russian army song and dance ensemble, KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
“The patriots are the best assets representing the very might of the country... as the Workers’ Party of Korea is ushering in the era of great transformation unprecedented in the history of the country by relying on such people,” he said. to discuss weapons supplies and other military cooperation, likely on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum scheduled to start on Sunday.
If he makes the trip, probably by his armoured train, it would be just the second visit to Russia for Mr Kim as he looks to forge deeper ties with an increasingly isolated Moscow when Pyongyang can reap clear benefits from Mr Putin's need for friends.
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