Kim Jong Un Arrives in Beijing

Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arrived in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. The plane carrying him landed at Beijing Capital International Airport at 10 a.m. Beijing time. Present at the airport to greet him were Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat, Cai Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Song Tao, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Li Jinjun, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK. Also present there was Ji Jae Ryong, DPRK ambassador to China. National flags of the DPRK and China were hoisted and a guard of honor of the three services of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a military band lined up at the airport. When Kim Jong Un together with his wife Ri Sol Ju got off the plane for his personal use, children presented bunches of flowers to them. The respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un exchanged warm greetings with senior party and government officials of China. The senior officials of China warmly welcomed Kim Jong Un visiting China again, with deep respect and trust for him. He expressed thanks to the exceptional reception and hospitality of the Chinese party and government and got on a car for his personal use. The car carrying Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju arrived at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the lodging quarters, escorted by motorcycles. He was guided to the lodging quarters by Wang Huning and other senior officials who came to greet him. -0-