“Naturally, we are aware of the appointment of a new Foreign Minister (DPRK. - RT ),” Morgulov said.

According to him, contacts of the Russian side with the new leadership of the North Korean political department are "not yet planned."

Earlier, South Korean media reported that Ri Song Gwon, who previously served as chairman of the DPRK Committee for the Unification of the Homeland, became the new foreign minister of the DPRK.