North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho is planning to attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Azerbaijan this week.
Under the theme of "Promoting International Peace and Security for Sustainable Development",… the Non-Aligned Movement meeting, involving 120 member countries, takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan for two days starting Friday.
Ahead of the meeting, Ri will also take part in a ministerial meeting with foreign ministers from the participating states.
After the summit, Ri is planning to visit Russia around mid-April to coordinate with Moscow on issues ahead of the major summits with South Korea at the end of April and the U.S. in May.