Russia’s Lavrov Arrives in North Korea for Working Visit

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in North Korea for a working visit.

His plane landed in the city of Wonsan, where a coastal tourist zone was opened on July 1, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, while in Wonsan, Lavrov will hold talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui as part of the second round of strategic dialogue between the two countries’ foreign ministers.

Lavrov’s North Korea visit will last until July 13, when he will head to China for a foreign ministers’ meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.

The Russian foreign minister arrived in North Korea from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, where he participated in the ministerial meetings of the Russia-ASEAN platform, the East Asia Forum and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum for security.