중국 외교부 "왕이, 김정은 만나"

China's diplomacy in action... as its foreign minister is visiting Pyongyang for the first time in eleven years this week.
Wang Yi is now in Pyongyang to talk about the recent developments on the Korean Peninsula.... and to reaffirm Beijing-Pyongyang ties ahead of the summit between North Korea and the U.S.
And we're hearing that the Chinese foreign minister just met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang...
For more, we have our Oh Jung-hee on the line.
Jung-hee.

Hi Daniel.
You're right, we're now hearing that Chinese foreign minister and State Councillor Wang Yi has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.
This, we know as China's foreign ministry said on Thursday in a brief statement.
So far, we do not know what was shared between Kim and Wang.
But it's expected the two could have discussed last week's inter-Korean summit... as well as China's role in North Korea's move towards denuclearization and the process of putting a formal end to the Korean War and drafting a permanent peace treaty.

Things on that front were in fact discussed during Wang Yi's meeting with his North Korean counterpart yesterday.
Tell us more about that too.

You're absolutely right.
Yesterday was Wang Yi's first day of trip to Pyongyang... and he met with the North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho right away.
There, he stressed China will continue to play a (quote) "positive role" in seeking solutions to the Korean Peninsula issue.
He also expressed support for North Korea's efforts towards denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
Wang welcomed the success of last Friday's inter-Korean summit... and said Beijing backs the improvement of inter-Korean relations as well as North Korea settling its security concerns.
Now, this is the first visit to Pyongyang by a Chinese foreign minister in 11 years.
It has raised speculation that China may be concerned about being possibly left out of 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 China's exclusion.
China's state media are reporting that such speculation on China's concerns of 'bypassing China' are wrong... and are stressing that China has an indispensable role in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Daniel.