N. Korea's Kim says Pyongyang puts 'top priority' on developing ties with China in meeting with Wang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the North places "top priority" on further developing traditional ties with China during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media reported Saturday. Their meeting took place Friday, the last day of Wang's two-day visit to Pyongyang, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It marked his first trip to the North since 2019. The meeting came months after Kim held summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last September to discuss ways to deepen bilateral ties, which were seen as strained amid North Korea's military and diplomatic alignment with Russia. During the talks with Wang, Kim affirmed that North Korea's steadfast stance is to "place the greatest value on and give top priority to further developing the DPRK-China friendly relations with socialism as their core," the KCNA said. DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He also underscored the need to "further intensify the visits and contacts at different levels and boost mutual support and coopera

Go to News Site