North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho will travel to Tajikistan between April 13 and 15, the Tajikistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs information service reported on Wednesday.

Tajikistan will represent the fifth country Ri’s delegation has visited in the past week, following stop-offs in China, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Russia since its departure from Pyongyang on April 3.

According to Tajikistani media, Ri is set to meet with his local counterpart Sirojiddin Aslov to discuss bilateral cooperation in trade, social, and humanitarian sectors.

While meeting with traditional North Korean allies China and Russia during the overseas tour, Ri’s delegation has also