PYONGYANG. Sept 10 (Interfax) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un might visit Russia before the end of this year, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko said on Monday.
"He intends to accept the invitation of the Russian president and is ready to visit Russia shortly, without delay, depending on the schedule of Vladimir Vladimirovich. I am hopeful the visit will be paid soon enough, before the end of this year," Matviyenko told the press in the end of her visit to North Korea.
Matviyenko said on Saturday that Kim would not attend the Eastern Economic Forum but a North Korean delegation would be in Vladivostok.
Matviyenko arrived in North Korea on Friday to represent Russia at the celebrations of the DPRK's 70th anniversary.