South Korea's presidential office says senior South Korean and Chinese officials have reaffirmed plans to arrange a summit between their leaders “at an early date” once coronavirus concerns subside.
Yang Jiechi, right, a top Chinese official in charge of diplomatic affairs, and South Korean National Security Council Chairman Suh Hoon leave after their meeting at a hotel in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Senior South Korean and Chinese officials on Saturday reaffirmed plans to arrange a summit between their leaders “at an early date” onceAt a meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan, top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi and South Korea's national security adviser, Suh Hoon, also discussed the international standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and rising tensions between Washington and Beijing, the Blue House said in a statement.
Yang, a Politburo member of the Chinese Communist Party’s powerful Central Committee, promised “constant communication and cooperation” with South Korea while supporting efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and stabilize peace, according to the Blue House, which didn’t provide further details.
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