Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit North Korea on May 2-3
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to North Korea at the beginning of next month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.
"At the invitation of his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho, the Chinese foreign minister will pay a visit to North Korea on May 2-3," the statement read, Sputnik reported.
It did not provide more details on the matter. The statement comes after a historic inter-Korean summit, which took place on Friday at the truce village of Panmunjom.
During the meeting, the leaders of the two Koreas signed a joint declaration, agreeing to take measures to support international efforts aimed at denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and proceed with reunion programs for separated Korean families.