Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed at a weekly press briefing on Wednesday that North Korea’s foreign minister will visit Moscow on April 9.

Russia had previously said that it would be planning meetings regarding the North Korea issue in the wake of Kim Jong Un’s surprise visit to China in late March where he held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

“From the 9th till the 11th of April the official visit to the Russian Federation of the Foreign Minister of the DPRK – Ri Yong Ho – is planned,” Zakharova said in her opening statements.