Gyeongju: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to make efforts to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said, as Seoul hopes Beijing will play a role to resume talks with Pyongyang.

Lee also asked Xi to play a “constructive” role for South Korea to seek peace and co-prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, Wi told reporters, after Lee welcomed Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.

During the summit, Lee noted that high-level exchanges between North Korea and China have recently become more active, calling it a positive development that creates conditions for renewed engagement with Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency

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