Aide: active preparations underway for Putin-Kim Jong-un meeting

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that active preparations are underway for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Asked if such a meeting might take place in Vladivostok next week, Ushakov said that the meeting can take place at any venue.

He added that Moscow had proposed several sites for the talks between the two leaders and active coordination was in progress.

"For now I cannot say anything about a date," TASS cited the presidential aide as saying.

Earlier, South Korean television channel KBS said Kim might arrive in Vladivostok for a summit meeting with the Russian president on April 23.