Xi Jinping Concludes North Korea Visit: "Reached Important Consensus with Kim Jong Un on China-North Korea Relations"

Returning Home After Two-Day Visit

Kim Jong Un: "Will Implement Consensus to Advance Relations"

Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to China on June 9 after completing a two-day state visit to North Korea.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency that day, President Xi stated during a small luncheon held at the Kumsusan State Guesthouse in Pyongyang that he and Chairman Kim Jong Un had "reached an important consensus on the development of China-North Korea relations in the new era." He assessed that the two sides had deepened mutual understanding and clarified the direction for future development of their relationship. Chairman Kim also said he would faithfully implement the consensus formed during President Xi's visit to expand China-North Korea cooperation and further develop bilateral relations.

According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency on the 9th, a performance was held on the 8th at the Pyongyang Gymnasium to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping, who visited North Korea. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On the morning of June 9, President Xi, together with Chairman Kim and his wife, visited the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang. The Friendship Tower is a monument commemorating the Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who died in North Korea during the Korean War. The two leaders agreed to carry forward the China-North Korea friendship forged during the war and to further develop it through youth education and other means.

President Xi also visited the Central Cadres School of the Workers' Party of Korea. After observing a class on China-North Korea relations, he planted a fir tree together with Chairman Kim. An inscription on a marker stone reads, "The friendship between China and North Korea will remain evergreen."

This was President Xi's first visit to North Korea in seven years since 2019. Through the summit and a joint statement, the two countries reaffirmed plans to strengthen strategic communication and expand cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, agriculture, construction, science and technology, and education, culture, and sports. However, the official statement did not include mention of North Korean denuclearization or peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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