South Korean leader Moon Jae-in to visit China next week for talks on North Korea
Announcement comes as UN envoy visits Pyongyang
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit China next week for talks on North Korea and other issues, his office said on Wednesday, amid tentative signs of diplomatic movement after months of high tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threats.
Jeffrey Feltman, UN undersecretary general for political affairs, arrived on Tuesday to discuss “issues of mutual interest and concern”.
It was not immediately clear what was discussed between Feltman and the North’s vice foreign minister Pak Myong-kuk.
Feltman’s trip – the first by a UN diplomat of his rank since 2010 – comes less than a week after North Korea test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile said to be capable of reaching the United States.
Discussing ways to “peacefully resolve North Korea’s nuclear issue” will be on Moon’s agenda when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, Moon’s office said.