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Chinese premier to visit North Korea

South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan attends a news conference ...

Source: Reuters
China's Premier Wen Jiabao will visit North Korea from October 4 to 6, ...

Source: AFP

South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan attends a news conference ...

North Korea, under pressure to return to the six-nation talks on its denuclearization, said Monday Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Pyongyang next week. The announcement on the two-day trip, to begin Sunday, was made by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, CNN reported.

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