North Korea’s Kim congratulates Xi on re-election as Chinese president

But China has been strongly supportive of recent efforts by both South Korea and the United States to improve ties with North Korea, which includes a planned meeting between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.

In the message reported by the North’s official KCNA news agency, Kim said he hopes China will make even greater achievements under Xi’s leadership.

“Expressing belief that the bilateral relations would develop in the common interests of the peoples of the two countries, the message wished the Chinese president big success in his responsible work,” KCNA cited Kim’s message to Xi as saying.

Chinese state media also reported the message, but did not say if Xi had responded. The two exchanged greetings late last year following the end of a Chinese Communist Party Congress.

That was followed by a visit of a senior Chinese envoy to Pyongyang, ostensibly to report on the outcome of the congress, but the envoy did not meet Kim.

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