After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had travelled to Beijing and met Xi during what China called an unofficial visit from Sunday to Wednesday. "It is our consistent stand to be committed to denuclearization on the peninsula, in accordance with the will of late President Kim Il-sung and late General Secretary Kim Jong-il," Kim Jong-un said, according to the ministry. "China and North Korea maintaining their friendly relations provides a positive force for the whole region and promotesstrategic stability in northeast Asia," it said in an editorial. Xi had accepted an invitation "with pleasure" to visit North Korea, KCNA said. "I have to say that China and North Korea have a tradition of high-level mutual visits," Lu told a daily news briefing.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2018 11:15 UTC