President of Syria Bashar Al-Assad intends to travel to North Korea and meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday.

In a report on the presenting of diplomatic credentials by recently-appointed DPRK ambassador to Syria Mun Jong Nam, Assad was quoted as having said he will hold a summit with Kim.

“I am going to visit the DPRK and meet HE Kim Jong Un,” the Syrian leader is reported to have said.

Praising the “outstanding political caliber and wise leadership” of the North Korean leader, Assad said he believed that Kim would