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Kim Jong Un visits China, meets Xi Jinping

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 19 Jun 2018, 03:10 pm Print

Kim Jong Un visits China, meets Xi Jinping

Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Tuesday and met Chinese President Xi Jinping, country's media reports said.

The two leaders had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the current development of China-DPRK relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, reported Xinhua News Agency.

 

They agreed to safeguard, consolidate and develop China-DPRK relations, and jointly push forward the sound momentum of peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula to make a positive contribution to safeguarding world and regional peace, stability, prosperity and development, the Chinese news agency reported.

 

This is Kim's first visit to China since meeting US President Donald Trump this month in Singapore.

 

It was during Singapore meet that both Kim and Trump pledged to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.

 

This was the first meeting between the two leaders.