North Korean Official Kim Song-nam Holds Third High-Level Meeting in Beijing to Deepen Ties with China
Kim Song-nam, a Political Bureau member and Central Committee secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, held his third high-level meeting in Beijing with senior Chinese officials. The meetings, which included discussions with Liu Haixing, head of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee's International Liaison Department, and Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau and director of its General Office, aimed to reaffirm support for deeper ties and cooperation between the two countries. These discussions took place at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Kim Song-nam briefed Liu on Pyongyang's 'successes' in party-building work and its efforts to meet the targets of the five-year plan adopted in February. Liu, in turn, emphasized the significance of the visit for strengthening relations. The two sides reiterated mutual support for their policies and pledged enhanced cooperation. This series of meetings follows Chinese President Xi Jinping's June summit with North Korean...
