List of international trips made by Kim Jong Un

Kim with South Korean President Moon Jae-in being escorted by a South Korean traditional honor guard at the DMZ in April 2018

This is a list of international trips made by Kim Jong Un. During his tenure as North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un has made ten foreign trips to five countries. Kim became the supreme leader of North Korea in 2011 and his first international state visit was to China in March 2018.

Kim Jong Un was also educated abroad in a neutral country before becoming North Korean leader.

Summary

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The number of visits per country where Kim Jong Un traveled are:

  • One: Singapore, and Vietnam
  • Two: South Korea, and Russia
  • Four: China
    Map of international trips made by Kim Jong Un:
      One visit
      Two visits
      Three visits
      Four visits
      North Korea

2018

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Country Locations Date(s) Leaders met Details Image
1 China China Beijing March 25–28, 2018 China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president Xi Jinping

China Chinese premier Li Keqiang

Main article: Kim–Xi meetings § First meeting
First trip outside of North Korean territory since taking power in 2011. Xi Jinping is the first international leader to meet Kim Jong Un. Classified as an Official state visit.[1] Met with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, International Liaison Director Song Tao, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and members of the Communist Party Politburo.[2]
2 South Korea South Korea Peace House, Panmunjom, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) April 27, 2018 South Korea South Korean President Moon Jae-in
Main article: April 2018 inter-Korean summit
Met with President Moon Jae-in in the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[3][4]
3 China China Dalian May 7–8, 2018 China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president Xi Jinping
Main article: Kim–Xi meetings § Second meeting
Working visit.[5][6] Second meeting with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping within the span of 40 days.[7]
4 Singapore Singapore Central Area,
Sentosa Island 		June 10–12, 2018

Singapore Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
United States United States President Donald Trump

Main article: 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
Held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Met with U.S. President Donald Trump.[8][9][10][11]
5 China China Beijing June 19–20, 2018 China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president Xi Jinping
Main article: Kim–Xi meetings § Third meeting
Third meeting with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping.[12][13]

2019

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Country Locations Date(s) Leaders met Details Image
6  China Beijing January 7–10, 2019 China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president Xi Jinping
Main article: Kim–Xi meetings § Fourth meeting
Fourth meeting with China's paramount leader Xi Jinping
7 Vietnam Vietnam Lang Son,
Hanoi 		February 26–March 2, 2019

Vietnam General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Vietnam Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Vietnam Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
United States United States President Donald Trump[14][15]

Main article: 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
Met with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Official visit. Kim Jong Un stayed in Vietnam after the Trump summit to pay an official goodwill visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.[16] Held a bilateral meeting with Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary, Vietnamese President Nguyễn Phú Trọng. Met Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Chairman Kim also visited President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Vietnam War Memorial, Hanoi.

8 Russia Russia Vladivostok April 24–26, 2019

Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin

Main article: 2019 North Korea–Russia summit
First meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.[17][18]
9 South Korea South Korea Freedom House, Panmunjom, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) June 30, 2019 United States United States President Donald Trump

South Korea South Korean President Moon Jae-in

Main article: 2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit
Met with US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[19][20]

2023

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Country Locations Date(s) Leaders met Details Image
10 Russia Russia Vostochny Cosmodrome, Eastern Federal University, Komsomolsk aircraft factory, Vladivostok September 12–17, 2023 Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin
Main article: 2023 North Korea–Russia summit
Second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Attending the Eastern Economic Forum.
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Possible future trips

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Country Locations Date(s) Leaders meeting Details
South Korea South Korea Seoul Cancelled South Korea South Korean President Moon Jae-in Official visit. During the September 2018 inter-Korean summit, Kim & Moon announced that Kim would visit Seoul by the end of the year.[21] Following the summit's conclusion, it was reported from South Korea's Yonhap news agency that the visit would happen in December 2018.[22] As of March 2019 there are no preparations.[23] Due to Conservative Yoon Suk-yeol winning the 2022 South Korean elections, the potential trip is no longer possible.
Mongolia Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Cancelled Mongolia Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga President Khaltmaagiin Battulga sent a letter to Kim Jong Un, congratulating him on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of formal Mongolia–North Korea relations. In the letter, he invited Kim to visit Ulaanbaatar, but this is not possible anymore because Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh won the election in 2021.
 United States Washington, D.C. Cancelled United States United States President Donald Trump Former United States President Donald Trump expressed interest in inviting Kim to the White House and both he and the Korean Central News Agency claimed that Kim accepted an invitation.[24][25][26][27] Trump said that such a visit would happen “at the appropriate time, a little bit further down the road.”[28] Due to Joe Biden winning the 2020 United States election, the potential trip is no longer possible.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  22. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2018-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ^ "PM Lee: No Discussions on Dispatching Envoy to Pyongyang". Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  24. ^ "Kim accepted Trump's invitation to the White House, Trump says". www.cnn.com. 2018-06-12. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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