在对哈萨克斯坦进行了为期两天的国事访问后，韩国总统卢武铉将于2004年9月20日到23日期间出访俄罗斯，与俄领导人讨论朝鲜半岛局势等问题。
新华社报道如下：
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyunon Sunday left here(China) for a belated visit to Kazakhstan and Russia as part of his itinerary to neighboring countries which had already taken him to Japan and China. After a two-day state visit to Kazakhstan, Roh will fly to Moscow for his first ever official visit to Russia from Sept. 20 to Sept. 23.
State visit表示“国事访问，国家元首对其他国家的官方访问”。
俄罗斯外交部发言人雅科文科17日表示，俄韩双方将优先讨论在双边和多边基础上推进该地区合作进程的可能性及朝鲜半岛无核化问题，以推动有关朝核问题的六方谈判取得进展。他强调，六方谈判是解决朝核问题的最佳方法。