The visit will be President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the DPRK in seven years.

The announcement was made by both countries Friday a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear fuel.

Relations rebuilding after years of relative isolation due to pandemic, Beijing’s denuclearisation stance and closer Pyongyang-Moscow ties.

Chinese president Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week, both countries announced on Friday, marking his first visit to the country in nearly seven years.