A senior North Korean diplomat on Tuesday arrived in China, the first visit since Beijing’s ban on coal imports from its reclusive neighbour and the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s older half-brother in Malaysia.
North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Ri Kil-song who started the five-day visit will met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice-Foreign Minister liu Zhenmin and Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
The two sides will discuss China-North Korean relations besides regional and international issues of mutual interest, Geng said.