North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il on Wednesday met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Siberia for secrecy-shrouded summit talks on energy and food aid. "Thank you that you flew here," Kim told Medvedev as the talks got underway at a military base in Ulan-Ude some 5,550 kilometres (3,450 miles) east of Moscow. "This is all our country and when we are talking about neighbours, our partners, distance is not a question," replied Medvedev.