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List of international trips made by Kim Jong Un

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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 eleven foreign trips to five countries. Kim became the Commander-in-Chief in 2011 and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea in 2012. His first international state visit was to China in March 2018.

Kim Jong Un was also educated abroad in Switzerland 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
  • Six: China
    Map of international trips made by Kim Jong Un:
      One visit
      Two visits
      Three visits
      Four visits
      Six 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 Chinese 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 Chinese 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

China China Vietnam Vietnam

Nanning

Lang Son,
Hanoi

February 26–March 2, 2019

Vietnam General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President 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
En-route to Vietnam Kim-Jong-Un briefly deboarded his train in China in the city of Nanning where at the train station he was spotted taking a smoke break after that he got back on his train and continued his trip to Vietnam. He did not leave the train station on this visit to China.

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.[17]

When returning to North Korea from Vietnam he passed again through China though this does not count as a visit to China because unlike the first time during this trip when he deboarded the train he stayed on his train for the whole journey this time so it does not count as a visit but he did pass through China.

8 Russia Russia Vladivostok April 24–26, 2019

Russia Russian president Vladimir Putin

Main article: 2019 visit by Kim Jong Un to Russia

First meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin.[18][19]

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.[20][21]

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 visit by Kim Jong Un to Russia

Second meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Attending the Eastern Economic Forum.

2025

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Country Locations Date(s) Leaders met Details Image
11 China Beijing September 2–4, 2025 China General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping

Russia Russian president Vladimir Putin

Main article: Kim–Xi meetings § Sixth meeting

Attended the 2025 China Victory Day Parade.[22] Met with President Vladimir Putin and President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping.

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Possible future trips

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Country Locations Date(s) Receiving leaders Details
Russia Russia Moscow TBD Russia Russian president Vladimir Putin Invited by Russian president Vladimir Putin.[23]
China China Beijing TBD 2026 or later China Chinese President Xi Jinping As China and North Korea strengthen relations Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un may pay a visit to Beijing in 2026 to meet with Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials to discuss the China–North Korea relations.
United States Washington, D.C. TBD United States United States President Donald Trump Then-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] After Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he raised the possibility of another future meeting with Kim.[29]

See also

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References

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