Kim Song-nam, the international secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party, has departed from Pyongyang to visit China, Japan's Kyodo News reported on the 3rd, citing diplomatic sources.

Kyodo News reported that Secretary Kim departed from Pyongyang leading a delegation of the Workers' Party toward China and appears to have already arrived in Beijing.

Regarding the purpose of Secretary Kim's visit to China, the news agency presumed it is aimed at seeking to strengthen relations with the Chinese Communist Party.

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