BEIJING (Sputnik) – Chinese President Xi Jinping met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is currently visiting China, the CCTV channel reported Tuesday.
« If both sides can gradually implement the consensus reached during the summit, then there will be major changes in the situation with the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, » the North Korean leader said as quoted by the CCTV.
Meanwhile, Xi stressed that China appreciated the results of the Singapore summit, in particular, the agreement reached by Kim and Trump on denuclearization and establishment of lasting peace on the peninsula.
At the meeting with Xi, Kim said that positive results, corresponding to the interests of both sides, were reached during his summit with Trump.
On June 12, Trump and Kim met in Singapore where they issued an agreement that requires Pyongyang to denuclearize in exchange for a freeze on the US-South Korean military drills and eventual sanctions relief.
The North Korean leader said he was ready to denuclearize and signed a corresponding agreement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the inter-Korean summit in April. In May, North Korea, in a gesture of goodwill, blew up three test mines at the Punggye-ri nuclear site, as well as destroyed security checkpoints and other facilities.
