The Russian government has formally invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit the country, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, and it is now awaiting a response from Pyongyang.

In comments carried by the country’s TASS news agency, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that an “invitation has been handed over.”

“We are awaiting our North Korean counterparts’ response,” he said, stressing that a date for the DPRK leader’s visit will be “agreed on” once that response comes.

Ushakov’s comments appear to confirm that a long-expected summit between Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works.

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