Vietnam's top diplomat to visit North Korea ahead of Trump
时间:2024-09-23 03:11:51 来源:摩登家庭人人影视网 作者:新闻中心 阅读:417次
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, right, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho at the government guesthouse in Hanoi, Vietnam in this November 2018 file photo. AP-Yonhap |
Vietnam's top diplomat was on his way to North Korea Tuesday amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be set for a state visit to the Southeast Asian country late this month.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, who doubles as Vietnam's deputy prime minister, boarded an Air Koryo flight bound for Pyongyang at an international airport in Beijing, after arriving in the Chinese capital on an Air China flight earlier in the day.
He was accompanied by five government officials, including the ministry's protocol chief, according to an informed source. Also in his entourage were Vietnamese journalists.
Kim Chang-son, a close aide to the North Korean ruler and director of the State Affairs Commission, was expected to visit Hanoi for consultations with Vietnamese authorities over protocol and other issues related to the leader's possible trip.
But Pyongyang has been selected as the venue for the discussions apparently due to easier security control.
"After the Vietnamese foreign minister finishes prior coordination with North Korean officials during his visit to the North, the North and the U.S. may have discussions over protocol issues in Hanoi," the source said.
Earlier this week, the ministry's spokeswoman, Le Thi Thu Hang, wrote Monday on Twitter that he will travel to the North through Thursday at the invitation of his counterpart, Ri Yong-ho.
The North's leader is scheduled to meet again with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi on Feb. 27-28.
Many observers bet that Kim will pay a state visit to Vietnam just before or after his meeting with Trump, which expected to focus on fleshing out Pyongyang's additional denuclearization steps and Washington's corresponding measures.
If Kim does so, he will be the first North Korean leader to visit the country in 54 years. Kim Il-sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of the current leader, visited Hanoi in October 1964. (Yonhap)
(责任编辑:新闻中心)
最新内容
- ·味道真系正!怀集食材邂逅顺德厨艺
- ·Combat debut? US Navy's SM
- ·Amazon deals of the day: Tile trackers, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Google Pixel Watch, and more
- ·Our Favorite Wondrous Ice Structures Around the World
- ·Speeding space object triggered a warning. It wasn't an asteroid.
- ·Get Rid of Windows 10 Ads, Office Offers and Other Annoyances
- ·Opposition wins by landslide
- ·Music is the secret weapon of Mario Speedrunners
- ·Google is bringing AI summaries to ‘Files’ so you can find your docs quicker
- ·Off the Slopes: An Aprés
热点内容
- ·World's first 18650
- ·Where do all those colors in space telescope images come from?
- ·Experts warn of possible terrorist attack by North Korea
- ·Blockchain Explained: How It Works, Who Cares and What Its Future May Hold
- ·Military prosecutors indict intel official over leaking 'black agent' info
- ·World’s 1st 60 GHz mmWave to pave way for ultrafast 6G communication
- ·How to reset your Apple ID password
- ·Congress barely avoided a shutdown, but somehow Republicans decided to spend $40K on pins.
- ·Apple Watch bands: 5 favorites to consider as Apple Watch 10 looms
- ·2024 American Music Awards to air on CBS