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The flight of the plane from Pyongyang, outside the usual schedule, appeared in the schedule of the Vladivostok airport against the background of reports about the possible meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week.

According to the schedule of the Vladivostok International Airport, on Tuesday, April 23, at 11:00 Tu-204 arrives from Pyongyang.

Planes in this area fly on a schedule on Monday and Friday.

South Korean television channel KBS reported that on this flight, it is possible that the security service Kim Jong-un will arrive to prepare for the meeting of the North Korea leader and the president of the Russian Federation.

In the airport information desk they noted that the flight is an additional flight from the airline. The reason for setting the aircraft out of schedule was advised to clarify with the airline.

As an employee of the local representative office of Air Korea Airlines told RIA Novosti, the flight on April 23 is for passengers. “This is an additional flight, ordinary passengers are flying on it,” said the agency’s source.

When asked if the representatives of the North Korea leader’s security services were flying on this flight, the interlocutor replied “No”.

 “The company independently made the decision to open such flight. This is not a special flight, the usual passenger. We are not given reasons, ”said a spokesman for the Vladivostok airport.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday did not comment on reports about the possible date for the meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the North Korea. Earlier, he said that the meeting between Putin and Kim Jong-un is being prepared, but there is no specifics on the date and place of its holding.

South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing unnamed sources in Moscow, reported that Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia could take place next week.

South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing unnamed sources in Moscow, reported that Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia could take place next week.

The visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia next week is indeed being prepared, an informed source at the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Russian newspaper Izvestia.

Eight years ago heads of the two countries met in Vladivostok before the Russian President Vladimir Putin departure to Beijing for the One Belt and One Way Summit on April 26-27.

News source: www.vestiprim.ru