KABUL (Pajhwok): Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week, according to reports on Thursday.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing a senior government official that President Xi Jinping could travel to North Korea in the coming week.
Another government source was cited as saying that a team of Chinese security and protocol officials recently visited Pyongyang, and that a visit by Xi in late May or early June is likely.
According to the official, Xi—who hosted US President Donald Trump last week—may attempt to act as a mediator between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
China is a key political and economic ally of North Korea, and the two countries have been working to strengthen ties that had cooled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing last year and stood alongside Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a major military parade.
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