Kim Jong Un takes ride in luxury Russian limo given to him by Putin
Al Jazeera
State media says car ride is ‘clear proof’ of the close and deepening relationship between the two countries.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took his first ride in the luxury car that was given to him as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Pyongyang and Moscow have forged closer ties since Kim met Putin in Russia last September, their first summit in four years.
Putin also invited Kim to try out his high-end Aurus Senat limousine, and the vehicle arrived in Pyongyang in February.
On Friday, Kim used the car for the first time, according to his sister and prominent government official Kim Yo Jong.
The journey was “clear proof of the DPRK-Russia friendship, which is developing in a comprehensive way on a new high stage”, Kim Yo Jong was reported as saying by state-run KCNA, using the acronym for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
