SEOUL/BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reached an “important consensus” and agreed to safeguard regional and global peace, in a message of thanks following his visit to Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA said on Wednesday. In the message carried in full by KCNA, Xi said the two sides had “exchanged in-depth views on issues of common concern and reached a series of important joint consensus,” reflecting their determination to further deepen ties.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang in his first visit to North Korea in seven years

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Monday for a two-day state visit, receiving a lavish welcome from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a trip widely seen as a…