North Korea-China summit takes place in Pyeongyang on Thursday afternoon
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시진핑 북한 도착, 일정은 아직 공개 되지 않아
We begin in Pyeongyang where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks of high significance just a few hours ago.
President Xi was reportedly greeted with a 21-gun salute, thousands of balloons and an endless wave of ardent cheers on the streets.
For more we connect live to our Lee Ji-won at the foreign ministry in Seoul.
Ji-won, tell us more.
Daeun, China's state-run television CCTV reported that the two leaders started their summit slightly past 4 p.m., local time.
But we are not yet sure of how long the meeting was, who participated in the talks, or where it took place.
Now as for what the agenda may have been, Beijing's foreign affairs ministry's spokesperson Lu Kang said earlier in a briefing that the two sides will discuss their bilateral relations, as well as issues on the Korean Peninsula.
Now Chinese President Xi landed in Pyeongyang at around 11-forty this morning, together with his wife Peng Liyuan and several top aides including Foreign Minister Wang Yi,... top diplomat Yang Jiechi,... and key economic adviser He Lifeng.
China's Xinhua news agency reported that President Xi was warmly welcomed with a grand ceremony at the Pyeongyang Sunan International Airport, where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju were present.
High-level North Korean officials including Kim's sister Kim Yo-jong and foreign affairs minister Ri Yong-ho are also said to have been at the site.
It's also reported that some ten-thousand North Koreans were there, waving flowers and the North Korean and Chinese flags as well as banners that read "long live the unbreakable friendship between North Korea and China."
Ji-won, Xi's visit will be the shortest of all Chinese presidents' visits to North Korea. He is set to leave tomorrow, so could you tell us what he might do and where he might visit?
Well, upon arrival, Xi and his delegates were first taken to the Geumsusan Taeyang Gungjeon where the North's founding leader Kim Il-sung and his successor Kim Jong-il's embalmed bodies lie.
At the square, Xi and Peng, in the company of Kim and Ri, were reportedly saluted by North Korean officials and their people.
And China's Xinhua news agency said it's the first time a foreign leader has been honored at the highly symbolic site, which it said shows Kim's hospitality and respect for Xi.
The two are also expected to hold a banquet today.
As for tomorrow, the two leaders are to visit the Sino-Korean Friendship Tower, which is known as the symbol of the allies' friendship. It is also speculated that the leaders will then have a luncheon followed by another round of talks before Xi heads back.
That's all from me for now.
We begin in Pyeongyang where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks of high significance just a few hours ago.
President Xi was reportedly greeted with a 21-gun salute, thousands of balloons and an endless wave of ardent cheers on the streets.
For more we connect live to our Lee Ji-won at the foreign ministry in Seoul.
Ji-won, tell us more.
Daeun, China's state-run television CCTV reported that the two leaders started their summit slightly past 4 p.m., local time.
But we are not yet sure of how long the meeting was, who participated in the talks, or where it took place.
Now as for what the agenda may have been, Beijing's foreign affairs ministry's spokesperson Lu Kang said earlier in a briefing that the two sides will discuss their bilateral relations, as well as issues on the Korean Peninsula.
Now Chinese President Xi landed in Pyeongyang at around 11-forty this morning, together with his wife Peng Liyuan and several top aides including Foreign Minister Wang Yi,... top diplomat Yang Jiechi,... and key economic adviser He Lifeng.
China's Xinhua news agency reported that President Xi was warmly welcomed with a grand ceremony at the Pyeongyang Sunan International Airport, where North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju were present.
High-level North Korean officials including Kim's sister Kim Yo-jong and foreign affairs minister Ri Yong-ho are also said to have been at the site.
It's also reported that some ten-thousand North Koreans were there, waving flowers and the North Korean and Chinese flags as well as banners that read "long live the unbreakable friendship between North Korea and China."
Ji-won, Xi's visit will be the shortest of all Chinese presidents' visits to North Korea. He is set to leave tomorrow, so could you tell us what he might do and where he might visit?
Well, upon arrival, Xi and his delegates were first taken to the Geumsusan Taeyang Gungjeon where the North's founding leader Kim Il-sung and his successor Kim Jong-il's embalmed bodies lie.
At the square, Xi and Peng, in the company of Kim and Ri, were reportedly saluted by North Korean officials and their people.
And China's Xinhua news agency said it's the first time a foreign leader has been honored at the highly symbolic site, which it said shows Kim's hospitality and respect for Xi.
The two are also expected to hold a banquet today.
As for tomorrow, the two leaders are to visit the Sino-Korean Friendship Tower, which is known as the symbol of the allies' friendship. It is also speculated that the leaders will then have a luncheon followed by another round of talks before Xi heads back.
That's all from me for now.