Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week, both countries announced Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week, both countries announced Friday.

Pyongyang will be Xi's first overseas visit this year. He last travelled internationally in late October when he went to South Korea, where he also met Trump.

Pyongyang will be Xi's first overseas visit this year. He last travelled internationally in late October when he went to South Korea, where he also met Trump.

This will be the Chinese supremo's first overseas trip of the year, and comes shortly after his recent meetings in Beijing with both United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in May.

This will be the Chinese supremo's first overseas trip of the year, and comes shortly after his recent meetings in Beijing with both United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in May.

SEOUL, June 5 (UPI) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week, state media in both countries reported Friday, marking his first trip to the isolated state since 2019.

Xi Jinping's first visit in nearly seven years comes as Beijing looks to reassert ties with Pyongyang, its only formal treaty ally.

The two-day visit starting Jun 8 will be Chinese President Xi Jinping's first overseas trip of the year.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years.

Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to North Korea marks his first in years, following the unveiling of a new nuclear facility.