Chinese Foreign Minister meets with North Korean leader
(Baonghean.vn) - On May 3, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as part of a rare visit to Pyongyang.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Pyongyang. Photo: AFP |
During the meeting, the North Korean leader affirmed that his country maintains a firm stance on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. For his part, Mr. Wang Yi stated that China supports ending the state of war on the Korean Peninsula as well as Pyongyang's shift to economic development.
The two-day visit by Wang Yi - the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit North Korea in years - comes after a historic inter-Korean summit and ahead of a planned meeting between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump in the coming weeks.
The meeting with the North Korean leader came a day after Wang Yi met with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho. During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues including the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Wang Yi, who arrived in Pyongyang on May 2, is the first Chinese foreign minister to visit North Korea since 2007. Relations between the allies have soured in recent years.
China, North Korea's only diplomatic ally and economic benefactor, has supported a series of UN sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs./.
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