A delegation of officials from North Korea’s Chamber of Commerce will visit the Russian Far Eastern republic of Buryatia this week, their local counterparts announced, where they will take part in meeting with local entrepreneurs and tour factories.

In a visit set to take place on Thursday and Friday, a press report by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Buryatia last week reported that the delegation will meet with “representatives of state corporations that are interested in importing Buryat goods to North Korea.”

Vadim Saltykovsky, who serves as Executive Director of the Committee for Economic Cooperation with Asia and Oceania, will