Chinese premier meets DPRK FM

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Choe Son Hui in Beijing on Monday, noting that China is ready to continue to deepen coordination with the DPRK to better safeguard common interests.

Earlier this month, General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong Un held a meeting in Beijing and reached important consensus on deepening the friendly cooperative relations between China and the DPRK, Li said. Choe said the two top leaders’ meeting has pointed out the direction for the development of the bilateral ties, adding that consolidating and developing relations with China is the unwavering position of the DPRK, which is in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people.