The head of Russia’s Ministry for the Development of the Far East (MDFE) Alexander Kozlov will visit Pyongyang soon to continue discussions on a number of joint economic projects with North Korea, the minister revealed in an interview released over the weekend.

“Within the framework of the tasks assigned to me… I plan to visit Pyongyang in the near future,” Kozlov said on the Ministr Live Youtube channel while discussing the results of last month’s visit to Vladivostok by DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.