Senior N. Korean official arrives in Beijing for talks with China

published: 2017-02-28 10:01:50 리길성 북 외무성 부장, 베이징 도착… 김정남 사건 협조 구할듯 Meanwhile another senior North Korean official has arrived in Beijing for talks with China,… possibly to improve relations, which have been tense in recent months. Some reports say North Korea will seek to negotiate over China’s ban on North Korean coal imports, while others say the meeting is about the killing of Kim Jong-nam. Oh Jung-hee has this report. A senior North Korean official is in Beijing… for talks with the Chinese government. China’s foreign ministry said that North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Ri Kil-song arrived at around noon on Tuesday at Beijing’s invitation.

Ri will stay through Saturday… to meet with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin… for discussions on “areas of common interest and international issues.”