Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday he would seriously consider a visit to South Korea as part of efforts to support peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, reported by Reuters and Agerpres.
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Separately, CCTV (China Central Television) reported that Xi Jinping told Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Saturday that Beijing is willing to promote a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Xi, who has not visited South Korea since 2014, held talks with Han in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou ahead of the opening ceremony of the Asian Games.
The commitment to cooperation comes ahead of trilateral talks scheduled in Seoul on September 26 between senior officials from China, Japan and South Korea, aimed at paving the way for the first summit between the leaders of the three countries in four years.
According to Yonhap news agency, Xi told Han that he would welcome such a summit at an opportune time and would seriously consider a visit to South Korea.
