▲ This Sept. 9, 2023, file photo, released by the North's Korean Central News Agency, shows a nighttime military parade marking the North's 75th state founding anniversary taking place in Pyongyang. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

NK FM-China visit

N. Korea's top diplomat to visit China from Sept. 27-30: reports

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui will visit China this week for a four-day trip, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Thursday.

The trip will take place at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the North's Korean Central News Agency said, while China's Xinhua News Agency reported that it will last from Saturday to next Tuesday.

The planned trip comes as North Korea prepares a large-scale military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea's founding on Oct. 10. The North is reported to be inviting state leaders to the event.

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