FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Moscow, Russia, March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Japan on March 20-21 to discuss bilateral relations and international issues including the situation on the Korean peninsula, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.