FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023.
A visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia this year is being prepared, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on Thursday, state-run news agency TASS reported.
A visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Pyongyang is also being prepared, Rudenko said.