Xi says important consensus reached with Kim as he concludes rare North Korea visit

BEIJING, Jun 9 : Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday wrapped up his rare visit to North Korea, Beijing’s strategically important neighbour, announcing that he reached an important consensus with its leader Kim Jong Un on developing relations between the two countries. Soon after his arrival to a colourful red-carpet welcome in Pyongyang on Monday, Xi pledged China’s “unwavering” support to Kim, who in recent years deepened ties with Russia much to Beijing’s unease. The two-day visit was his first trip to North Korea since 2019 and was also the first foreign visit by Xi this year. There was no…