Seoul, May 16 (IANS) A top official of North Korea’s rubber-stamp legislature met Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung for talks in Pyongyang earlier this week, the North’s state media reported on Saturday. Jo Yong-won, chairman of the standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, met Trung on Friday during his visit to the country as Vietnamese President To Lam’s special envoy, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.The KCNA dispatch did not offer details of the talks, which incl…
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Seoul, April 11 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the North places ‘top priority’ on further developing traditional ties with China during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media reported Saturday. Their meeting took place Friday, the last day of Wang’s two-day visit to Pyongyang, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It marked his first trip to the North since 2019.The meeting came months after Kim held summit talks with Chinese President X…
Seoul, April 10 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing high-level exchanges and strategic communication with China, as he met with Beijing’s top diplomat, China’s foreign ministry said. Kim made the remarks during his meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who has been on a two-day visit since Thursday.In a press release shown on the ministry website, Kim was quoted as telling Wang that North Korea “stands ready” to “further d…