MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit North Korea on July 25-27, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"The Russian delegation led by Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on July 25-27 at the invitation of the DPRK Defense Ministry to attend the festivities dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the Fatherland Liberation War of 1950-1953," the ministry said.
"This visit will help strengthen Russian-North Korean military ties and will become an important stage in the development of cooperation between the two countries," it said.