Seoul, South Korea — Foreign Minister North Korea and China agreed to further deepen cooperation and exchanges between their countries and had “in-depth exchanges” on international issues, the countries’ state media outlets reported on Friday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi left for Pyongyang on Thursday on his first visit. north korea In seven years.
China’s Xinhua news agency said Wang and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui discussed current international and regional issues in their meeting on Thursday, but did not say what those issues were. They also agreed to strengthen strategic communication between their agencies handling foreign policy, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported.
Neither outlet mentioned whether Choe and Wang discussed other topics such as the United States or the war in the Middle East.
Wang’s visit to North Korea comes ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing. rescheduled summit With Chinese President Xi Jinping in May.
relationship of The relationship between North Korea and China has often been described as “as close as lips and teeth”, but their relations Inquiries have been made in recent years. North Korea focused on expansion cooperation with russia by supplying soldiers and ammunition to support its war against Ukraine, while China is reportedly reluctant to form an anti-Western alliance with North Korea and Russia.
But North Korea and China are emphasizing on strengthening their relations. Last September, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Xi held their meeting first peak Over six years and promised mutual cooperation.
Last month, North Korea and China resumed their live broadcasts flight and passenger train services, Which was suspended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Associated Press writer Kim Tong-Hyung contributed to this report.
