DPRK leader Kim Jong-un on May 8 met with the chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. The talks between the leaders of the two countries touched upon the issues of renouncing nuclear weapons.

"The problem of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula can be solved if South Korea and the United States kindly respond to our efforts, create an atmosphere of peace and stability, and also take consistent and concerted measures to achieve peace," Kim Jong Yun quoted RIA Novosti as saying. Xinhua News Agency. The head of the DPRK stressed that he hopes to expand strategic contacts with China to ensure peace and tranquility on the peninsula. The PRC President and North Korean leader met on May 7 and 8 in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, in Northeast China. Xi Jinping gave a welcome banquet in honor of Kim Jong-un, reports Xinhua,. The leaders of the two states strolled along the seashore together and attended the gala dinner.