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Xi Jinping to visit North Korea as Beijing seeks deeper Pyongyang ties
Key takeaways
- The announcement follows separate summits Xi Jinping hosted in Beijing for U.S.
- Xi would be visiting on an invitation from Kim, North Korean state media KCNA said.
- Kim was a guest at a massive military parade in Beijing last September, travelling to the Chinese capital on his signature green armoured train.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea from June 8 to 9, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, his first trip in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reassert ties with Pyongyang.
The announcement follows separate summits Xi Jinping hosted in Beijing for U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin last month. Trump, who met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times in his first term, previously said he would be open to meeting the North Korean leader again.
Xi would be visiting on an invitation from Kim, North Korean state media KCNA said.
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