Xi Jinping vows to work with North Korea on ‘political resolution’ to nuclear issue
- Chinese president also tells Kim Jong-un that Beijing is determined to support the country’s new ‘strategic path’
- North Korean leader calls visit ‘decisive’ in showing the unchanging friendship of the two countries to the world
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day state visit to North Korea on Friday after pledging to work with Pyongyang to achieve a “political resolution” to the nuclear issue.
In a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before returning to Beijing, Xi also said China was determined to support the country’s new “strategic path”, Chinese state-run newspaper People’s Daily reported.
“This visit … has achieved complete success in reinforcing the traditional friendship between China and North Korea,” Xi was quoted as saying.
“It has laid down the direction of future development of China-North Korean relations in the new era, and also shown to the outside world the firm determination of China and North Korea in achieving a political resolution to the Korean peninsula problem and delivering long-lasting peace in the region.”
North Korea’s state media quoted Kim as emphasising Beijing’s rock solid relationship with Pyongyang. According to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim told Xi that his visit was “decisive” in showing the unchanging friendship between the two countries to the world.
