00:37Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Orthodox Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Russian leader talking to the church's rector, Priest Vladimir, and placing a candle in a holder.
"The Russian head of state presented the icon of the Trinity to the church as a gift," the Kremlin press service said.
The construction of the church in Pyongyang was launched on the orders of the DPRK leader Kim Jong Il after his visit to the Church of St Innocent of Irkutsk in Khabarovsk in 2002. The church was completed in 2006.
Putin arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day official visit on Tuesday at the invitation of DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un. The parties are expected to discuss various topics such as the economy, energy, agriculture, trade, international relations and security.
This visit marks the Russian president's second trip to the DPRK. In 2000 he met with the incumbent leader's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.
Following his visit, Putin is set to travel to Hanoi at the invitation of Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party's Central Committee.
Time for reflection - Putin visits Church of Life-Giving Trinity in Pyongyang as DPRK trip concludes
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Orthodox Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Russian leader talking to the church's rector, Priest Vladimir, and placing a candle in a holder.
"The Russian head of state presented the icon of the Trinity to the church as a gift," the Kremlin press service said.
The construction of the church in Pyongyang was launched on the orders of the DPRK leader Kim Jong Il after his visit to the Church of St Innocent of Irkutsk in Khabarovsk in 2002. The church was completed in 2006.
Putin arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day official visit on Tuesday at the invitation of DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un. The parties are expected to discuss various topics such as the economy, energy, agriculture, trade, international relations and security.
This visit marks the Russian president's second trip to the DPRK. In 2000 he met with the incumbent leader's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.
Following his visit, Putin is set to travel to Hanoi at the invitation of Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party's Central Committee.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Orthodox Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
Footage shows the Russian leader talking to the church's rector, Priest Vladimir, and placing a candle in a holder.
"The Russian head of state presented the icon of the Trinity to the church as a gift," the Kremlin press service said.
The construction of the church in Pyongyang was launched on the orders of the DPRK leader Kim Jong Il after his visit to the Church of St Innocent of Irkutsk in Khabarovsk in 2002. The church was completed in 2006.
Putin arrived in Pyongyang for a two-day official visit on Tuesday at the invitation of DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un. The parties are expected to discuss various topics such as the economy, energy, agriculture, trade, international relations and security.
This visit marks the Russian president's second trip to the DPRK. In 2000 he met with the incumbent leader's father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.
Following his visit, Putin is set to travel to Hanoi at the invitation of Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party's Central Committee.