For his talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President has arrived in Vladivostok.
And after crossing the two countries’ short border by train, the North Korean leader arrived on Wednesday.
The summit is currently being held on Russky Island, which is located near the port city of Vladivostok, in Russia’s far east.
Russia says that they will talk about the Korean peninsula’s “nuclear problem”, but North Korea leader, Mr Kim is also said to be seeking support after discussions with the US failed.
US President Donald Trump and Mr Kim met in Hanoi earlier this year to discuss North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme.
But the summit which was their second – ended without agreement.
Mr Kim was entertained by a brass band right before he got into a car flanked by bodyguards who – in now familiar scenes – jogged alongside the vehicle as it departed.
After crossing the border at Khasan, Mr Kim told Russian TV, “I arrived in Russia bearing the warm feelings of our people, and as I already said, I hope this visit will be successful and useful.
“I hope that during the talks with respected President Putin, I will be able to discuss in concrete manner issues relating to the settlement of the situation on the Korean peninsula, and to the development of our bilateral relations.”
The Russian and North Korean national flags are already in place on Russky Island, where the leaders are slated to meet on a university campus.
And according to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential spokesman, the Kremlin firmly believes that the six-party talks on North Korea, which are stalled, are the only hassle-free way of tackling the issue of nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula.
Mr Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, “There are no other efficient international mechanisms at the moment.
“But, on the other hand, efforts are being made by other countries. Here all efforts merit support as long as they really aim at de-nuclearisation and resolving the problem of the two Koreas.”