BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea this week, state media announced Monday, as US talks with North Korea on its nuclear program are at an apparent standstill.

Xi will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the visit on Thursday and Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. It said the trip would be the first by a Chinese president in 14 years.

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