North Korea's Kim Song-nam, on 3rd Day of China Visit, Meets Wang Yi to Push for Continued Bilateral Ties

Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, met with Kim Song-nam, international department director of the Workers' Party of Korea, who is currently visiting Beijing.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed the meeting through its official website.

During the meeting, Wang stated that President Xi Jinping's successful state visit to North Korea in June of this year set the direction for the development of China-North Korea relations in a new era.

He went on to emphasize that China is willing to work with North Korea to implement the important consensus reached by the supreme leaders of the two parties and two countries, and to promote the continuous, in-depth, and positive development of China-North Korea relations.

He also explained the main contents of the 5th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which concluded last week.

Kim Song-nam stated that North Korea is willing to follow the will of the supreme leaders of the two parties and two countries, and work with China to continuously strive for the development of friendly relations between North Korea and China.

The meeting between Wang Yi and Kim Song-nam took place as possibilities for North Korea-U.S. dialogue are being raised ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Shenzhen, China, from November 18 to 19.

According to Kyodo News, Kim departed Pyongyang on November 3, marking the third day of his visit to China today (November 5), but the Chinese Foreign Ministry had not confirmed Kim's visit or disclosed his schedule prior to Wang's reception.

(Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency, Yonhap News)
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