D.Tsogtbaatar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia is to make an official visit to Pyongyang on 3-6 February at the invitation of his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho.

During the visit, D.Tsogtbaatar will meet Kim Yong-nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea and Ri Su-yong, director of the Foreign Affairs Committee as well as hold talks with Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho.

Mongolia and North Korea are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. The last time, a Mongolian foreign minister visited Pyongyang was in 2010; the North Korean foreign minister last visited Ulaanbaatar in 2015.