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leaders of Korea and China talked for the first time this year to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Chinese President Xi Jinping said he supports the dialogue between the South and North Korea and the North American dialogue promoted by the South Korean government, and said that North Korea has not closed its doors yet.
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President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke for 40 minutes from 9 pm on the 26th.
In the call made in eight months, the two leaders decided to push for another visit this year by Xi's visit to Korea, which had been promoted last year but stopped due to the corona crisis.
President Moon suggested, "Let the two countries continue to communicate so that the visit to Korea can take place as soon as the corona situation stabilizes."
President Xi replied, "I am grateful for President Moon's invitation to the state visit," and "I look forward to seeing you as soon as conditions allow."
President Moon also urged China to play a role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula.
In this regard, Xi said, "We support inter-Korean dialogue and dialogue between the United States and the United States," and "China attaches great importance to Korea's role in political resolution."
President Xi said, "I think North Korea has not closed its doors to dialogue with the United States and China," said North Korea at the 8th Labor Party Congress. "The situation on the Korean Peninsula is generally stable."
The two leaders announced that on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and China next year, they will declare this year and next year as the'year of Korea-China cultural exchange', and to further promote cooperation between the two countries, the Blue House said.