N. Korean envoy holds 3rd high-level meeting in China

A senior North Korean official met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, the country's state media reported on Saturday. This marks the third high-level meeting between the two nations since North Korean envoy Kim Song-nam arrived in China on Tuesday. Kim Song-nam, a member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, held discussions with Liu Haixing, head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Liaison Department, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Friday.

The meeting, the third of its kind, comes as both countries aim to strengthen ties and expand cooperation following a June summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. During the meeting, Kim briefed Liu on the success of North Korea's party-building efforts, stating that the entire country has been working towards meeting the targets set in the five-year plan adopted at the party's ninth congress in February.

In response, Liu emphasized the significance of the visit in deepening relations between the two nations. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further collaboration.