During the briefing, Peskov noted that Putin has a valid invitation to pay an official visit to the capital of North Korea.

"We hope that such a visit will take place, that the Russian president will visit (North Korea – RT) in the foreseeable future," the Kremlin spokesman said.

He added that the dates of the visit will be additionally agreed through diplomatic channels.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a delegation from North Korea is expected to visit Moscow.

Zakharova added that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks with the delegation.