Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Moscow with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, state news agency TASS reported.
Another agency, Interfax, said the meeting took place on Monday.
Choe traveled to Russia last week for her second trip in six weeks, at a time of mounting alarm in the West over military cooperation between the two countries. The United States says North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia and is poised join the war in Ukraine on Moscow's side. Russia has neither confirmed nor denied their presence.