VLADIVOSTOK - Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), arrived in Russia's eastern city of Khasan Friday on a special train, local media reported.

Kim was received by Russia officials at the train station.

Later, Kim will travel to Ulan Ude, where he is expected to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, according to the report.

On Saturday afternoon, DPRK's official KCNA news agency reported Kim will visit Russia.

"Chairman Kim Jong Il of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will pay an unofficial visit to Siberia and Far Eastern region of the Russian Federation at the invitation of Dmitri Anatoliyevich Medvedev, president of the Russian Federation," the terse report said.

During the visit, the top leaders of the two countries will have a meeting, it added.