South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, shake hands prior to their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. Photo by YONHAP / EPA
July 29 (Asia Today) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to visit South Korea for two days in August for talks likely to focus on bilateral relations and North Korea's nuclear program, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
South Korea and China have been coordinating a possible Aug. 19-20 visit by Wang, according to sources familiar with relations between the two countries.
The schedule has not been formally announced by either government.
Wang is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the party's Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs.
