International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit North Korea after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as part of an agreement between the IOC and North and South Korea, a source within the Olympic movement told said Monday.

The source said the trip would be "sometime after the Olympic Games," which are due to finish on Feb. 25. The source did not comment on the agenda for the visit.

North Korea agreed to attend the Pyeongchang Games after host South Korea and the IOC encouraged the reclusive, heavily sanctioned state to participate as a gesture of peace.