Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in North Korea for a working visit.

Axar.az reports citing TASS.

His plane landed in the city of Wonsan, where a coastal tourist zone was opened on July 1.

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, while in Wonsan, Lavrov will hold talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui as part of the second round of strategic dialogue between the two countries’ foreign ministers.

Lavrov’s North Korea visit will last until July 13, when he will head to China for a foreign ministers’ meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.