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China says will work with North Korea to boost ties as envoy visits
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 17, 2017 / 5:33 PM / UPDATED 10 HOURS AGO
China says will work with North Korea to boost ties as envoy visits
Reuters Staff
4 MIN READ
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Traditional friendship between China and North Korea represents “valuable wealth” for their people, China said after its special envoy met a high-ranking North Korean official, but there was no mention of the crisis over North Korea’s weapons
Song Tao, who heads the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s international department, is visiting Pyongyang to discuss the outcome of the recently concluded Communist Party Congress in China, at which President Xi Jinping cemented his power.
In a brief statement dated Friday but reported by Chinese media on Saturday, the international department said Song, who is there representing Xi, reported to North Korean official Choe Ryong Hae the outcome of the congress.
Song and Choe also talked about relations between their parties and countries, the department said.
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China says will work with North Korea to boost ties as envoy visits
Reuters Staff
4 MIN READ
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Traditional friendship between China and North Korea represents “valuable wealth” for their people, China said after its special envoy met a high-ranking North Korean official, but there was no mention of the crisis over North Korea’s weapons
Song Tao, who heads the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s international department, is visiting Pyongyang to discuss the outcome of the recently concluded Communist Party Congress in China, at which President Xi Jinping cemented his power.
In a brief statement dated Friday but reported by Chinese media on Saturday, the international department said Song, who is there representing Xi, reported to North Korean official Choe Ryong Hae the outcome of the congress.
Song and Choe also talked about relations between their parties and countries, the department said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-china/china-says-will-work-with-north-korea-to-boost-ties-as-envoy-visits-idUSKBN1DH2S9
