Xi Jinping likely to visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap reports

Seoul officials have expressed expectations that Chinese President Xi Jinping could play a mediator role in resolving Pyongyang's nuclear issues amid speculations that he would visit North Korea for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as early as next week. A government official said that it obtained intelligence indicating that Xi will visit North Korea soon, according to a Yonhap News Agency report. The official was quoted as saying that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi traveled to the North Korean capital last month and that Chinese presidential security teams visited the country as well. Time magazine also reported Wednesday that “a state visit” will happen “perhaps as early as next week.” Attention is focused on whether the trip, if made, will mark a turning point in the North Korean nuclear standoff. Cheong Wa Dae said in a statement Thursday that it hopes that if Xi visits the North, the Chinese leader will play a “constructive role over on issues concerning the Korean Peninsula," implying that Xi’s visit to Pyongyang is near. "The government hopes that excha

Seoul officials have expressed expectations that Chinese President Xi Jinping could play a mediator role in resolving Pyongyang's nuclear issues amid speculations that he would visit North Korea for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as early as next week. A government official said that it obtained intelligence indicating that Xi will visit North Korea soon, according to a Yonhap News Agency report. The official was quoted as saying that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi traveled to the North Korean capital last month and that Chinese presidential security teams visited the country as well. Time magazine also reported Wednesday that “a state visit” will happen “perhaps as early as next week.” Attention is focused on whether the trip, if made, will mark a turning point in the North Korean nuclear standoff. Cheong Wa Dae said in a statement Thursday that it hopes that if Xi visits the North, the Chinese leader will play a “constructive role over on issues concerning the Korean Peninsula," implying that Xi’s visit to Pyongyang is near. "The government hopes that excha

If it takes place, the visit would be Chinese President Xi Jinping's first trip to North Korea in seven years as the two countries move to bolster bilateral ties.

President Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap news agency has reported, as Beijing and Pyongyang’s long-standing ties have grown warmer in recent months. “We have obtained intelligence indicating that President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea soon,” the South Korean agency said, citing a government source. Another government official told Yonhap that Xi might visit North Korea later this month or early next month. A separate source said the Chinese leader...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit North Korea as early as next week and may hold talks with leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday. The report cited a high-ranking government official as saying Seoul has “obtained intelligence” that Xi will likely visit North Korea “soon.” The visit, which would be Xi’s first to the country since June 2019, may come later this month or early next month, another government official said, according to the report. READ: Hopes grow for early restart of N. Korea-bound tourism at China border Xi, who just held summit […]...Keep on reading: Chinese leader Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week – report

Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap News reported citing government officials, as Beijing and Pyongyang move to strengthen longstanding ties.