French President Emmanuel Macron attends for the inauguration of the Institute of Mathematics of Orsay near Paris, France, October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent/Pool

MOSCOW (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted an invitation to visit Russia and may fly in next year for an economic forum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, the RIA news agency reported.

RIA cited Lavrov as saying Macron might attend the annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum.