Sometimes travel by plane
But sometimes Mr. Kim Jong-un, who studied for several years in Switzerland, also travels by plane on trips abroad.
During a trip to Dalian city in northeastern China in 2018 to meet with host country President Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, traveling by plane. This is the first time a North Korean leader has publicly traveled abroad by air since his flight leader Kim Il Sung came to the Soviet Union in 1986.
The plane carrying Kim Jong-un was an improved version of the IL-62 produced by the Soviet Union, calling it “Chammae-“. 1” is named after the bird with the national symbol Goshawk (forest hawk). There is also another Ilyushin used to carry goods.
Korean media reported that the The plane can carry about 200 people and its maximum flight range is about 9,200 km, but it is said to have never flown that far.
From 2018 to 2019, a total of 4 Kim Jong-un When he went to China to meet Mr. Xi Jinping, 2 of those times were by train and 2 times on a private jet. In June 2018, he borrowed a Chinese plane to travel to meet US President Donald Trump in Singapore.
Since closing the border in early 2020 to prevent the pandemic Covid-19 Mr. Kim has not met any foreign leaders.
Expert Yang Moo-jin, President of the University of Korean Studies in South Korea, said Mr. Kim Jong’s second trip -un to Russia could signal a reboot of Pyongyang’s diplomacy and could be followed by a trip to China to meet Xi Jinping.
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