FMs of N. Korea, China discuss issues on Korean Peninsula, bilateral relations

China’s foreign minister is in Pyongyang, the first visit by a Chinese foreign minister to North Korea in 11 years.
This comes after the historic inter-Korean summit last week,... expected to kick-start the process of ending armistice and moving toward permanent peace here on the Korean Peninsula.
We have our Oh Junghee on the line with us.
Junghee, fill us in.

Good morning, Mark.
Pyongyang’s state media reported that North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho sat down with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday to discuss the current issues on the Korean Peninsula.
More specifically, they shared how to improve and strengthen Pyongyang-Beijing relations following their leaders’ decision to meet in the near future.
On the North Korean side, the minister in charge of the economy accompanied the foreign minister, suggesting that bilateral economic cooperation could have been on the table as well.
This is the first visit to Pyongyang by a Chinese foreign minister in 11 years, raising speculation that China may be concerned about being possibly left out in the discussions to formally end the Korean War with a peace treaty.
Last Friday’s Panmunjom Declaration between the leaders of Seoul and Pyongyang stipulates that ensuring peace on the Korean Peninsula could be discussed trilaterally with the U.S. or in four-way talks with the U.S. and China, leaving open the possibility of excluding China.
Mark.