North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia in coming days at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Monday.
"At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation in the coming days," the Kremlin said in a statement.
Talks between the delegations are planned, and if necessary, Putin and Kim Jong-un will hold a one-on-one meeting, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.
Kim Jong Un and Putin previously held a meeting in Russia's Vladivostok in 2019. This was the first meeting of the heads of state, and the leaders held talks both tete-a-tete and with the participation of delegations.
In late June, a Russian military delegation led by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu visited Pyongyang to participate in celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. Shoigu met with Kim Jong Un to discuss security and defense issues. In addition, the defense minister handed the North Korean leader a message from Putin.