South Korea’s parliament speaker to visit Moscow

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2017 — South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C., the United States, June 28, 2017. Moon Jae-in arrived Wednesday in Washington for his first summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu via Getty Images)

A delegation of South Korea’s National Assembly led by Speaker Moon Hee-sang will visit Russia on May 27-29, a source in the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) Committee on the House Rules and Parliamentary Performance Management told TASS on Tuesday.

“The agenda of today’s meeting includes matters concerning the official visit of a delegation of South Korea’s National Assembly led by Speaker Moon Hee-sang, scheduled to take place on May 27-29,” the source said.

Members of the Federation Council Committee on Budget and Financial Markets earlier visited Seoul and held meetings with South Korean lawmakers and top officials from the country’s Financial Ministry and Central Bank.