Putin to receive North Korean foreign minister later on Tuesday - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive visiting North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui on Tuesday evening, the Kremlin said.

Pyongyang's top diplomat is in Russia for a three-day visit and is holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday during the day.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Lavrov and his North Korean counterpart would meet Putin later in the day to update him on the progress of those talks.