Xi Jinping Meets North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song, Marking High-Level Exchange in One Month

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song, who is currently visiting Beijing.

According to China Central Television (CCTV), President Xi met with Premier Pak at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of July 10.

By meeting with a high-ranking North Korean official just one month after the North Korea-China summit held in Pyongyang on June 8–9, President Xi demonstrated the close ties between the two nations.

It is reported that during the meeting, both sides reaffirmed the direction for expanding exchanges discussed at last month's summit and held discussions on current issues.

Premier Pak arrived in Beijing on the morning of July 10 via an Air Koryo flight along with a North Korean delegation to attend events commemorating the 65th anniversary of the signing of the North Korea-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (July 11).

His official visit to China is scheduled for three days, from July 10 to 12.

After arriving in Beijing, he stayed at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, China's official guest residence, before moving to Tiananmen Square in the afternoon to lay a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes.

This marks the first time in seven years that a high-ranking North Korean official has laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes, following a visit by a North Korean military delegation led by Kim Su-gil, Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, in August 2019.

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