Days after Seoul seeks China’s help with Pyongyang, North Korean envoy will visit Beijing
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui will visit from Saturday and meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, according to state outlets
Choe would meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, state news agency Xinhua and Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday.
South Korea’s Lee says Seoul prepared to shoulder defence costs
During their talks, Xi and Kim reaffirmed that bilateral ties “will not change, regardless of how the international situation evolves”.
Xi said China wanted to “strengthen interactions” with Pyongyang at “all levels and carry out practical cooperation in various fields”.
And the North Korean leader praised China’s “impartial position” on the Korean peninsula during their meeting, even as South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has resumed closer engagement with Beijing since taking office.
Kim’s appearance alongside Xi at the parade was widely seen as a signal that the neighbours remain closely aligned despite speculation of strain over Pyongyang’s growing ties with Moscow.