Seoul, Nov. 6 -- An army delegation from Russia, led by the defence deputy minister, is visiting North Korea, state media of South Korea reported on Thursday.

Yonhap news outlet reported the arrival of the Russian military officials in Pyongyang, along with a photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.

The photo showed General Viktor Goremykin, Russian deputy defence minister who also oversees the Main Military-Political Directorate of the country's armed forces, with the deputy chief of the North Korean People's Army's General Political Bureau, Gen. Pak Yong Il, at the Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport on Wednesday.

Cooperation and exchanges between Russia and North Korea have stepped up in recent years. I...