North Korea’s diplomatic encounters

High-level talks aimed at clearing the way for a second U.S.-North Korea summit are under way, raising hopes that the two sides can break their stalemate over denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula


Mar 25-28, 2018 
Kim Jong-un makes official state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
First trip outside of North Korea since taking power in 2011

Apr 27 
Kim becomes first North Korean leader to enter South when he meets South Korean President
Moon Jae-in for talks at Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

May 7-8
Kim meets President Xi in coastal Chinese city of Dalian, amid flurry of diplomacy as Kim prepares for summit with U.S. President Donald Trump

Jun 10-12
Kim Jong-un and President Trump’s historic meeting in Singapore.
Leaders pledge to work towards denuclearization of Korean peninsula

Jun 19-20
Kim travels to Beijing to brief President Xi on Singapore summit. Xi urges Washington and Pyongyang to implement agreement struck in Singapore

Jan 7-10, 2019
Kim and President Xi meet for fourth time, possibly to coordinate strategies ahead of second Kim-Trump summit expected to be held in Vietnam

  
Sources: AP, Reuters, BBC 
Pictures: AP, Getty Images 
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