"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, RIA Novosti reported

"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.

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov said that Russia and North Korea maintain good mutually respectful relations, and contacts occur at various levels.

In July, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has met with Kim during his visit to Pyongyang, with the two officials discussing issues of global and regional security. The Russian minister also took part in a military parade on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the armistice in the Korean War of 1950-1953.

The North Korean leader's last trip abroad was also to Vladivostok in 2019, where he held his first summit with Putin.