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Kim home from Hu's
Media confirm Kim's China visitThat convinces me it's true. (CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has paid an "unofficial" visit to China, the country's KCNA news agency reported Wednesday. The announcement ended weeks of speculation about Kim's whereabouts and whether he had made the trip. It was not immediately known whether Kim remained in China or had returned to North Korea. Kim and Chinese president Hu Jintao "had an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues of common concern," KCNA reported. "Both sides fully appreciated the positive results made in several rounds of the six-party talks in Beijing, and unanimously agreed to consistently maintain the stand of seeking a negotiated peaceful solution to the issue and push forward through sustained joint efforts the process of the six-party talks so as to contribute to the eventual and peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula." Kim, the news agency reported, noted that North Korea's commitment toward the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula had not changed. "He pointed out that the DPRK would join Chinese comrades in the efforts to seek away of overcoming the difficulties lying in the way of the six-party talks and steadily advance the talks." Hu, in a banquet given in Kim's honor, pledged to continue to support North Korea in its efforts to "develop and grow strong and prosperous," the news agency reported. Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-01-18 |
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