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N. Korean envoy holds 3rd high-level meeting in China

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Kim Song-nam (C), a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and a secretary of the party's Central Committee, along with his delegation, are seen off prior to their departure for China on Nov.
Kim Song-nam (C), a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and a secretary of the party's Central Committee, along with his delegation, are seen off prior to their departure for China on Nov. · Yonhap

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean ruling party official has met hi...

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean ruling party official has met his counterpart in Beijing, the North's state media said Saturday, the latest in a series of high-level meetings during his visit this week.

Kim Song-nam, a Political Bureau member and Central Committee secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea (WPA), met Liu Haixing, head of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) Central Committee's International Liaison Department, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Friday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

It was Kim's third meeting with a senior Chinese official since he arrived Tuesday, as the two countries are seeking to deepen ties and expand cooperation after Chinese President Xi Jinping's June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.

Kim briefed Liu on Pyongyang's "successes" in party-building work and said the whole country has been…

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