SEOUL, South Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A high Chinese language official arrived in North Korea and held talks on tips on how to enhance their cooperation, North Korea’s state media reported Friday, within the counties’ highest-level assembly in about 5 years.
Zhao Leji, who’s chairman of China’s Nationwide Individuals’s Congress and thought of the No. 3 official within the ruling Communist Celebration, arrived in North Korea on Thursday. China’s authorities earlier stated he’ll keep in North Korea till Saturday.
Zhao met his North Korean counterpart Choe Ryong Hae later Thursday and mentioned tips on how to promote exchanges and cooperation on all areas similar to politics, financial system and tradition, the North’s official Korean Central Information Company reported.
The 2 additionally exchanged views on unspecified regional and worldwide problems with mutual considerations, KCNA stated.
Zhao is among the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Communist Celebration’s high management physique headed by Chinese language chief Xi Jinping. Zhao’s go to to North Korea marked the primary bilateral trade involving a Chinese language Politburo Standing Committee member because the coronavirus pandemic began. In 2019, the 2 nations held two summit conferences between Xi and North Korean chief Kim Jong Un.
Observers say North Korea and China are anticipated to carry numerous exchanges this 12 months to mark the seventy fifth 12 months since they established diplomatic ties.
North Korea has been in search of to spice up its cooperation with China and Russia within the face of a standoff with the US and South Korea over the North’s advancing nuclear program.
China, North Korea’s greatest assist benefactor, is believed to have lengthy offered clandestine help to North Korea in violation of worldwide sanctions.
Kim traveled to Russia in September for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S., South Korea and others accuse North Korea of supplying standard weapons for Russia’s battle in Ukraine in return for superior weapons applied sciences and different help.
