Kim Jong - un announced North Korea 's announcement on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong - il will soon visit Russia.

Chosun Central News Agency said that "Kim Jong Eun will soon visit Russia by invitation of President Vladimir Putin of Russia."

"We will have a meeting between Kim Jong Eun and Russian President during the visit."

However, I did not mention the specific visit schedule or place.

This year's North Korea Summit is only eight years after Kim Jong-il in 2011 visited Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Sri Lankan state of Buryatia, to meet with Dmitry Medvedev, the current prime minister.

It is also the first meeting between Chairman Kim and President Putin.

It is expected that the North Korean summit will be held at the Far Eastern Confederation of Russia's Vladivostok, Russia on July 24-25.