State leader Kim Jong-un has voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
During the meeting on Friday, Kim said his government will fully support Chinese efforts to achieve territorial integrity based on its “one-China principle”, a reference to Beijing’s official position that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, according to North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim also outlined North Korea’s position on unspecified regional and international issues of “mutual concern” and said sustained development of ties between the two countries has become more crucial in the current geopolitical environment, KCNA said.
Wang, on a two-day trip to North Korea, said the countries’ relations were entering a “new phase” following a summit last year between Kim and President Xi Jinping.
Wang’s trip to North Korea came before US President Donald Trump travels to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Xi in May. Some South Korean officials have expressed hope the Trump-Xi meeting could provide a diplomatic opening with Pyongyang. — AP
