China's Xi to Meet With Kim Jong Un in North Korea Ahead of G-20
- Xi to visit North Korean leader June 20-21, state media report
- Talks take place before Group of 20 summit next week in Japan
Newscast showing the 2018 meeting of Xi Jinping and Kim Jon-Un.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea on Thursday for talks with Kim Jong Un, state media in Beijing and Pyongyang reported.
The state visit will take place on June 20-21, China’s official Xinhua News Agency and the Korean Central News Agency reported Monday. The visit on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two states “is of great significance for efforts to build on past successes,” said Song Tao, head of the international department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, according to Xinhua.