The invitation was made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media in both countries said. Xi’s visit kicks off a flurry of high-level diplomatic activity around the Korean peninsula, with Trump set to visit ally South Korea after the G20 summit this month in Osaka, Japan. The United States demands that North Korea make verifiable progress toward giving up its nuclear weapons before any sanctions are eased, while North Korea says the United States has done nothing to reward the steps it has already taken. North Korea and USsupported South Korea have been locked in an armed standoff since their 1950-53 war ended in a truce, but not a peace treaty. The last Chinese leader to visit North Korea was Hu Jintao in 2005.

Source: bd News24 June 18, 2019 12:33 UTC