Kim Jong-un receives ‘good wishes’ from King Charles as leader to meet Putin
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Kim Jong-un has received "good wishes" from King Charles III just days before the despot meets fellow fearsome leader Vladimir Putin.
Press secretary of the Russian head of state Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti that Kim would visit for negotiations between the delegations of the two countries and, if necessary, a one-on-one meeting with Putin.
Meanwhile, the King of England sent off his best remarks to the North Korean despot in a bizarre message wishing the country well in their "future".
It is not the first time the Royal Family has sent a message of goodwill to the dictatorship, with Queen Elizabeth II sending a message with similar wording back in 2021 on North Korea's National Day.
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A message from the King read: "As the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea celebrate their National Day, I send my good wishes for the future."
According to a Buckingham Palace source, it is "standard practice" for the nation to send off a message of goodwill to the despot and his dictatorship and "has been done before".
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said at the time: "As in previous years, HM The Queen has sent a message to the people of the DPRK on the occasion of their National Day."
The King of Sweden also wished despot Kim well, the Independent reported.
Messages of goodwill were sent to mark the 75th anniversary of North Korea's founding as a country, with congratulatory words from Singapore, Nepal and Mozambique also collected.
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The King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, said: "On the occasion of the Anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) I wish to convey to Your Excellency my best wishes for the future and for the welfare of the people of the [DPRK]."
North Korea has since invited artists from China and Russia to attend the country's midnight military parade in Pyongyang this Saturday.
Liu Guozhong will head up a Chinese delegation sent to attend the paramilitary parade, while Russia has offered up a military song and dance group.
The lack of Russian involvement is seen by South Korea as preparation for a tactical meeting between president Putin and dictator Kim, with an assembly expected within the next month.
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