A North Korean Workers Party of Korea (WPK) delegation met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, the third time Xi has met with DPRK officials since late March.

China’s state-run Xinhua news service and North Korean media called the DPRK’s delegation a “friendship visiting group.”

“China backs the improvement of inter-Korean ties, the advancement of dialogue between the DPRK and the United States, and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” Xi said in comments carried by Xinhua.

“China supports the DPRK in developing its economy and improving its people’s livelihood, and supports Chairman Kim in leading the Party and the