Tokyo is preparing to arrange a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in September in Russia, after Kim expressed his readiness to meet with Abe during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, a government source said Thursday.
The two leaders could meet in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, which Abe is expected to attend. Kim has also been invited by Russia to take part.
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