Seoul’s top diplomat said he sees little chance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appearing at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China, leaving for Beijing on Friday for talks on DPRK issues with his Chinese counterpart.

According to the South Korean state-funded Yonhap News Agency, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun responded to a reporter’s question at Gimpo International Airport about whether Beijing will invite Kim to the APEC summit.

“I don’t think that possibility is very high, but I don’t know yet,” he said.

On whether China is willing to “mediate” dialogue between North Korea and the