SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media said Saturday. North Korea and China last month resumed direct flight and passenger train services , which had been suspended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Wang arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday in his first visit to North Korea in seven years. He earlier met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Sun Hui and discussed ways to facilitate further cooperation and exchanges and holding “in-depth” talks on international issues, state media from both countries said. Wang’s trip to North Korea came before U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Xi Jinping in May.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 11, 2026 02:34 UTC