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

A senior North Korean ruling party official has met his counterpart in Beijing, the North's state media said Saturday, the latest in a series of high-level meetings during his visit this week. Kim Song-nam, a Political Bureau member and Central Committee secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea (WPA), met Liu Haixing, head of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) Central Committee's…

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

North Korean ruling party official Kim Song-nam held his third high-level meeting in China with Liu Haixing, head of the Communist Party of China's International Liaison Department, according to the North's state media. The meeting took place at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Friday, following Kim's arrival in Beijing on Tuesday. This is part of a series of significant interactions as both nations aim to bolster their relationship and cooperation.

During the third meeting, Kim shared updates on North Korea's achievements in party-building work and expressed the country's dedication to meeting the goals of the five-year plan set at the party's ninth congress in February. In response, Liu emphasized the importance of the visit in strengthening bilateral relations, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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