Xi, Kim reaffirm friendship in summit talks, nuclear issue goes unmentioned

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Tuesday to carry forward traditional friendship from generation to generation, Chinese state-run media said, while North Korean reports on the summit talks the previous day made no mention of Pyongyang's nuclear program.

Before concluding his two-day trip to North Korea, his first since 2019, Xi paid tribute at the Sino-North Korean friendship tower, built in memory of Chinese soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War, accompanied by Kim, China's official Xinhua News Agency said.