UTV | COLOMBO – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit North Korea this week, after historic talks between the North and South last Friday.
The trip comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity following the landmark day on the peninsula.
China is North Korea’s only remaining economic-ally but this will be its highest level visit there in years.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in the coming weeks.
South Korea has already spoken to the leaders of US and Japan.
According to Beijing, Wang’s visit on Wednesday and Thursday is being made at the invitation of the government in Pyongyang.
In March, Kim made a surprise visit to Beijing to see President Xi Jinping, his first international trip since taking office, underlining the importance to Pyongyang of its relationship with China.
