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Soviet Premier welcomes North Korean Supreme Leader in Soviet-Korean Summit

Moscow has embraced the arrival of North Korea's Kim Jong-Chul for the upcoming summit meeting between Jong-Chul and Soviet premier Alexei Zolotov to discuss a thawing of previously icy ties between the two nations. The meeting follows the assassination of previous Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un, whose death has concerned Soviet leadership about the possibility of anti-Communist sentiments taking hold in the world's remaining Communist states. Despite having been allies, relations between Pyongyang and Moscow had soured under Kim Jong-Il and continued with his son Kim Jong-Un. Following the the ascension of Jong-Chul as Supreme Leader, Soviets are likely to be more open to a moderate leader of North Korea willing to renew its ties while also reasserting the Soviet sphere of influence in east and northern Asia currently being contested with China.

Jong-Chul is expected to land in Moscow later today to meet Premier Zolotov at the Kremlin. Based on recent events, political spectators have predicted that topics discussed will range from North Korea's nuclear program to the Chinese Republic's alleged interference in North Korean sovereignty. The Soviet Union has assured reluctant nations that Moscow will not enable or encourage the volatile behavior that had been present under Jong-Un's regime, but also that it shall protect the sovereignty of North Korea against 'encroaching powers seeking to intrude in Korea.' There has so far been no response from the United States or China, prominent powers in the region, to the warming of relations between the Soviet Union and North Korea.

Kogurya