China’s Wang Huning, a Communist Party Politburo standing committee member, held talks in Pyongyang with Jo Yong Won, a top official of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, the North Korean state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
Meeting Details
The Chinese delegation led by Huning arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday, KCNA reported, at the invitation of North Korea. At the meeting, Huning affirmed “the will of the Chinese party and the government” to implement the agreement reached between China’s Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during Xi’s visit to Pyongyang, KCNA said.
Jo told Huning that North Korea seeks to develop strategic communication and tactical cooperation with Beijing. The two officials discussed ways to improve public welfare and to deepen mutual cooperation in business, culture and the ruling parties of the two countries, KCNA said, without elaborating.
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