Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping share wine and smiles during North Korean leader’s landmark visit
‘Candid’ images released by North Korea’s official news agency show the reclusive state’s leader and Xi Jinping smiling and making a toast
Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping smiling over glasses of red and white wine is just one of several “candid” images that have been released following the North Korean leader’s unexpected visit to Beijing.
The photo of the pair apparently raising their wine glasses in a toast at the end of a banquet was published by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday.
The leader of the reclusive state met Xi during a trip to China on Tuesday, his first overseas visit since he became North Korea’s leader.
Footage from China Central Television (CCTV) also showed Kim and his wife Ri Sol-ju waving goodbye to Chinese dignitaries from their car just before they made their way to Beijing station to board an armoured express train to Pyongyang.
A shot of the pair waving to Chinese Communist Party officials and state media from the window of the distinctive green train, which is used by senior North Korean officials, was also published.
