Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he’s willing to work with him to preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese state media reported on Monday.

China’s Xinhua News Agency stated that Xi delivered the message to Kim through a designated diplomat and said that he’s willing to work with North Korea and “other related parties” to “preserve peace and stability on the peninsula so as to make new contributions to regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.”

Kim Jong Un also sent Xi a message stating that North Korea and China should “strengthen unity and