Andrei Lankov, a professor specializing in Korean studies and teaching at a South Korean university, has been detained by police in Latvia, where he was giving a lecture on North Korea, Russian media has reported. Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, was detained in Latvia and was added to the Latvian authorities' "blacklist," Russian news outlet RBC reported Wednesday (Russian time), citing an interview with the professor. "Andrey Nikolaevich is safe and awaiting the arrival of his lawyer. The Australian consul has been notified of the situation," RBC quoted the lecture organizers as saying. Lankov, who was born in Russia in 1963 and studied at a Pyongyang university in the 1980s, is reported to hold Australian citizenship. Citing a local Latvian report, the news outlet also said the professor was taken away by Latvian police officers during a lecture in Riga. The lecture, titled "North Korea: What the Leaders Want and Fear," was supposed to focus on North Korea, it said. RBC did not provide reasons for Lankov's detention.