SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao formally invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to visit China "at a convenient time," Pyongyang's state news agency reported Thursday amid a flurry of top-level visits between the communist allies for the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.
Kimmie will go by train. We should find out when and on which set of tracks ... | Hu offered the invitation at a Wednesday meeting with Choe Thae-bok, one of the closest aides to Kim, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Choe, secretary of the North's powerful Workers' Party, is leading a party delegation in Beijing. |