Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean chief Kim Jong Un took turns driving an Aurus limousine on Wednesday (19/6) to tour Pyongyang. The Russian chief has offered Kim Jong Un with an Aurus Limousine as a present. This would be the second limousine made in Russia.
The outing got here following the 2 heads of state signed an settlement deepening Russia-North Korea navy cooperation, together with a pledge of mutual protection, one in all Russia’s most important steps within the Asia-Pacific in years and what Kim mentioned constitutes an alliance.
Video launched by Russian state tv confirmed Putin moving into the motive force’s seat of an Aurus, his official presidential automobile mannequin, on his return to Russia. Kim was seen grinning within the passenger seat as they drove across the park with the 2 males following which swapped seats.
North Korean state media reported in March that Kim Jong Un had taken his first journey in an Aurus following Putin gave him one of many automobiles in February.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry mentioned it thought of the supply of the Aurus to be a violation of UN sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
Kim is believed to have a big assortment of luxurious automobiles together with Maybach, Mercedes-Benz and Rolls Royce fashions which have been smuggled into the nation in violation of sanctions.
(Al Jazeera/Z-9)
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