Xi accepted Kim’s invitation to visit N. Korea: KCNA

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A file photo taken in Beijing on March 20, 2018 shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) at the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People and a file photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on December 23, 2017 showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during the 5th Conference of the Workers’ Party of Korea Cell Chairpersons./ AFP/

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping accepted an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Pyongyang when they met for the first time in Beijing, the North’s state media said Wednesday.

On behalf of the North’s ruling party and government, Kim invited Xi “to make an official visit to the DPRK at a convenient time and the invitation was accepted with pleasure,” KCNA reported, using the country’s official acronym.

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