Top North Korean official visits China - Kyodo

Ri Su Yong, a member of the Political Bureau of the C. C., the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), is pictured in this Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) handout photo released May 10, 2016. KCNA/via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - One of North Korea's highest-profile officials, career diplomat Ri Su Yong, will visit China on Tuesday, Japan's Kyodo news agency said.

Ri was the country's foreign minister until he was named a member of the politburo during the recent congress of the ruling Workers' Party.