Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit North Korea later this week, Pyongyang's state media said Monday, APA reports citing Yonhap News Agency.
Lavrov will pay a visit to North Korea on Oct. 18-19 at the invitation of the North's foreign ministry, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
The upcoming visit follows a rare summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 13.