Russian Upper House Speaker To Visit S. Korea In Early October

Russian Upper House Speaker to Visit S. Korea in Early October

Russia's upper house speaker Valentina Matvienko said Monday that she was planning to visit South Korea in early October.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th September, 2018) Russia's upper house speaker Valentina Matvienko said Monday that she was planning to visit South Korea in early October.

The Federation Council speaker visited North Korea in early September.

"I am planing to visit South Korea in early October," Matvienko said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television.

Matvienko noted that she discussed the issue of the inter-parliamentary dialogue, the importance of the meetings of parliamentarians in her earlier contacts with North Korean colleagues.

"North Korean lawmakers are interested in dialogue with their South Korean counterparts," she added.