Putin Personally Receives North Korea's Foreign Minister At The Kremlin
Choe Son Hui, North Korea's foreign minister since 2022, held the meeting without her own head of state present, per Moscow's readout.
- Choe Son Hui has served as North Korea's foreign minister since September 2022.
- The Kremlin's readout disclosed the reception itself, not the topics discussed.
- The visit follows the mutual defense treaty Putin and Kim signed in Pyongyang, June 2024.
Why it matters: Heads of state rarely receive a foreign minister alone; doing so ranks the alliance above ordinary diplomacy.
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