North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has left Pyongyang for China, where he will be attending a military parade in the capital Beijing, media reports say.
The "Victory Day" parade, which takes place on Wednesday, will see Kim rub shoulders with China's President Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and other world leaders - making it his first multilateral international meeting.
Kim left the North Korean capital on Monday evening onboard his armoured train, which is said to include a restaurant car serving fine French wines and dishes like fresh lobster.
The train's heavy protection means it travels slowly, and Kim's journey is expected to take up to 24 hours, according to South Korea's Yonhap agency.[bbc]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is accompanied by a delegation of senior officials of the Workers’ Party of Korea, including Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, on his visit to China, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing North Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kim Chon Il.
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South Korean news agency Yonhap reported earlier, citing its sources, that Kim left Pyongyang at about noon local time (3:00 a.m. GMT). It takes from 20 to 24 hours to reach Beijing from Pyongyang.
This will be Kim’s first-ever appearance at a multilateral event, Yonhap noted.