The North Korean leader said at the time he would wait until the end of the year for the United States to become more flexible. Kim invited Putin to North Korea at a convenient time and Putin accepted, KCNA said. "The fact you see Kim Jong Un meeting with Vladimir Putin underscores the fact that the sanctions are working and the sanctions are putting extreme economic pressure on the North Korean regime," Hagerty said. He said it was important the international community enforced UN sanctions against North Korea that were imposed because of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. Russia and North Korea agreed to take measures to further cooperate in trade, economy, science and technology, KCNA said.

Source: bd News24 April 25, 2019 23:26 UTC