Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday kicked off his first visit to Pyongyang as president, meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, telling him that the international community expects the U.S. and North to restart nuclear talks in efforts to produce a tangible outcome.
Xi and Kim sat down for talks in the afternoon following Xi's arrival in Pyongyang — the first visit by a Chinese president in 14 years — earlier Thursday amid speculation that Kim may ask Xi to deliver a message on denuclearization to U.S. President Donald Trump at next week’s Group of 20 summit in Osaka.
At their talks, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as saying the situation on the Korean Peninsula "concerns the peace and stability of the region."