BEIJING: China on Sunday declined to be drawn on the prospect of a summit between President Xi Jinping and nuclear-armed North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un, who is slated to visit Moscow later this year in his first trip as leader.

Beijing is Pyongyang’s main ally, diplomatic protector and economic buttress, their ties forged in the blood of the Korean War, but Kim has yet to visit three years after coming to power following the death of his father Kim Jong-Il.

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