North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has traveled to Beijing to attend China’s “Victory Day” military parade, marking his first multilateral international meeting. He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other world leaders, BBC reported.
Kim departed Pyongyang Monday evening aboard his heavily armored train, a slow-moving convoy with around 90 carriages, including conference rooms, bedrooms, and a restaurant. The journey, expected to take about 24 hours, follows a family tradition started by his grandfather and continued by his father.
According to BBC, this is the first time a North Korean leader has attended a Chinese military parade since 1959. Kim rarely travels abroad, with previous international trips mainly limited to meetings with Putin and a 2019 visit to Beijing.
