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China's Zhao Leji visits Pyongyang

Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, shakes hands with Choe Ryong Hae, North Korea's head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, upon his arrival in Pyongyang on April 11, 2024, for a three-day visit to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and North Korea.(Kyodo)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, visits the Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, presents a floral basket to the China-DPRK Friendship Tower in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHINA-DPRK FRIENDSHIP YEAR

(240412) -- PYONGYANG, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), pose for a group photo with artists of art troupes from both countries after watching their performance in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 12, 2024. Zhao Leji and Choe Ryong Hae held talks and attended the opening ceremony of the "China-DPRK Friendship Year" from April 11 to 12. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHOE RYONG HAE-TALKS

(240411) -- PYONGYANG, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), witness the signing of cooperation documents in the fields including reciprocal exemption of diplomatic and service visas, mutual translation and publication of classical literatures, customs quarantine, radio and television, and postal delivery after their talks in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 11, 2024. Zhao Leji held talks with Choe Ryong Hae in Pyongyang on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-CHOE RYONG HAE-TALKS

(240411) -- PYONGYANG, April 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Choe Ryong Hae, a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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China's Zhao Leji visits Pyongyang

Zhao Leji (front, R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, shakes hands with Choe Ryong Hae, North Korea's head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, upon his arrival in Pyongyang on April 11, 2024, for a three-day visit to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and North Korea.

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2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center R) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (center L) visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum of his father and former leader Kim Jong Il and his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2013, the second anniversary of the death of his father. Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is seen at fourth from left, front row.

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2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, representing the country's army, delivers a speech at a memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2013, to mark the second anniversary of the death of the country's previous leader Kim Jong Il.

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Choe Ryong Hae

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R front) and Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae (L front) walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. Jang Song Thaek (far L, back), Kim's uncle and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also seen. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Choe Ryong Hae

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae.

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N. Korean leader's envoy leaves for Russia

TOKYO, Japan - Choe Ryong Hae (R), secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, heads for Russia from Pyongyang on Nov. 17, 2014, as a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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N. Korea's special envoy leaves for Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Choe Ryong Hae (far R), a secretary of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, leaves Pyongyang for Russia on Nov. 17, 2014, as a special envoy. Choe, one of the closest aides to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is expected to discuss bilateral and regional issues with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin.

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N. Korea's special envoy leaves for Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Choe Ryong Hae (L), a secretary of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, leaves Pyongyang for Russia on Nov. 17, 2014, as a special envoy. Choe, one of the closest aides to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is expected to discuss bilateral and regional issues with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin.

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang Pyong So (center front row), director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R front row) and Kim Yang Gon (far R front row), secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November.

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials -- (from L to R) Hwang Pyong So, director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae and Kim Yang Gon, secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea -- attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. They agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November.

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Senior N. Korea officials arrive in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Kim Yang Gon (R), secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, arrives in South Korea on Oct. 4, 2014, to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon. Other than Kim, Choe Ryong Hae, another secretary, and Hwang Pyong So, newly appointed director of the military's General Political Bureau, also arrived in the South.

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Kim Jong Un, Choe Ryong Hae to lead N. Korea defense body

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) is re-elected as head of the National Defense Commission and Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is chosen as new vice chairman of the body by parliament in Pyongyang on April 9, 2014.

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Choe became vice chairman of defense commission

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is seen in this undated file photo. He was elected as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission at the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea, receives applause from the floor during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang. Kim was re-elected as first chairman of the National Defense Commission the same day. Standing at right is Choe Ryong Hae, who became vice chairman of the commission.

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N. Korea envoy returns from China

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Choe Ryong Hae (R), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army of North Korea, arrives at Pyongyang airport on May 24, 2013, after visiting China as a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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N. Korea envoy visits China

BEIJING, China - Choe Ryong Hae (C), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army of North Korea, is pictured at Pyongyang airport before leaving for China as a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on May 22, 2013.

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N. Korea envoy visits China

BEIJING, China - A motorcade believed to be carrying a North Korean delegation enters the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 22, 2013. Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army of North Korea, visited China as a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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N. Korea envoy visits China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army of North Korea. Choe visited China as a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on May 22, 2013.

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Memorial service for Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front, far L) attends a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, his father and predecessor. Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R), director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's Army, and Jang Song Thaek (front, far R), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are also seen in the photo.

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Memorial service for Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front) attends a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, his father and predecessor. Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's Army, is seen just behind Kim Jong Un.

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Kim Jong Un, senior military officer Choe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 15, 2012, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's army, on a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un's grandfather.

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Senior N. Korea military officer Choe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang on April 13, 2012, shows Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's army. North Korea's parliament has elected Choe to be a member of the National Defense Commission, the leading state organ, official media reported April 14, 2012.

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N. Korea leader's key aide sent to farm for re-education: report

File photo taken on Oct. 10, 2015, shows Choe Ryong Hae, a key aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, attending a military parade in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Nov. 24 that Choe, a member of the ruling party's politburo standing committee, was sent to a rural farm to receive "revolutionary education" early this month after being held accountable for a problem with a newly constructed power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior Chinese, N. Korean officials hold talks in Pyongyang

Liu Yunshan (L), the Chinese Communist Party's fifth-ranked leader, shakes hands with Choe Ryong Hae, a senior North Korean official, ahead of their talks in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2015. Liu is the most senior Chinese official to visit North Korea in four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Choe Ryong Hae leaves Pyongyang to attend China's war event

Choe Ryong Hae (R), a high-ranking member of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea and close aide of leader Kim Jong Un, poses for a photo before leaving Pyongyang on Sept. 2, 2015, to attend a World War II victory ceremony and a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Choe Ryong Hae leaves Pyongyang to attend China's war event

Choe Ryong Hae (far L), a high-ranking member of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea and close aide of leader Kim Jong Un, poses for a photo before leaving Pyongyang on Sept. 2, 2015, to attend a World War II victory ceremony and a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Choe Ryong Hae leaves Pyongyang to attend China's war event

Choe Ryong Hae (C), a high-ranking member of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea and close aide of leader Kim Jong Un, poses for a photo before leaving Pyongyang on Sept. 2, 2015, to attend a World War II victory ceremony and a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea holds service on 5th anniversary of ex-leader's death

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a memorial service, together with Choe Ryong Hae, a vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party, in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2016, the fifth anniversary of the death of his father and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

Liu Yunshan (L), a member of the Communist Party of China's Politburo Standing Committee, is greeted by Choe Ryong Hae, a key aide to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang in October 2015. South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated on Nov. 24 that Choe may have been sent to a rural farm to take the blame for an accident at a hydroelectric plant under construction in Ryanggang Province or other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (far L) and his key aide Choe Ryong Hae (far R) make an appearance at a military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015. South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated on Nov. 24 that Choe may have been sent to a rural farm to take the blame for an accident at a hydroelectric plant under construction in Ryanggang Province or other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea official's whereabouts under spotlight

Choe Ryong Hae (R), a secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, shakes hands with Liu Yunshan (L), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, in Pyongyang in October 2015. Choe's whereabouts has been under the spotlight as his name was not on a committee list for the funeral of Ri Ul Sol, marshal of North Korea's military, and he did not appear at the funeral. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un, senior military officer Choe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 15, 2012, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's army, on a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un's grandfather. (Kyodo)

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Senior N. Korea military officer Choe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang on April 13, 2012, shows Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's army. North Korea's parliament has elected Choe to be a member of the National Defense Commission, the leading state organ, official media reported April 14, 2012. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's special envoy leaves for Russia

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Choe Ryong Hae (L), a secretary of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, leaves Pyongyang for Russia on Nov. 17, 2014, as a special envoy. Choe, one of the closest aides to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is expected to discuss bilateral and regional issues with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo)

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang Pyong So (center front row), director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R front row) and Kim Yang Gon (far R front row), secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November. (Kyodo)

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials -- (from L to R) Hwang Pyong So, director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae and Kim Yang Gon, secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea -- attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. They agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November. (Kyodo)

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Senior N. Korea officials arrive in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Kim Yang Gon (R), secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, arrives in South Korea on Oct. 4, 2014, to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon. Other than Kim, Choe Ryong Hae, another secretary, and Hwang Pyong So, newly appointed director of the military's General Political Bureau, also arrived in the South. (Kyodo)

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New exhibition at Pyongyang museum

Choe Ryong Hae (C), who heads the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, looks at new exhibits featuring the three leaders in North Korean history at the Korean Revolution Museum in Pyongyang on Oct. 2, 2020.

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New exhibition at Pyongyang museum

Choe Ryong Hae, who heads the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, speaks at the opening ceremony of a new exhibition featuring the three leaders in North Korean history at the Korean Revolution Museum in Pyongyang on Oct. 2, 2020.

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N. Korea-Russia talks

Choe Ryong Hae (R), North Korea's new head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, shakes hands with deputy speaker Sergei Neberov, who led a joint delegation of political parties of Russia's State Duma, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea-Russia talks

Choe Ryong Hae (R), North Korea's new head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, holds talks with deputy speaker Sergei Neberov, who led a joint delegation of political parties of Russia's State Duma, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea-Russia talks

Choe Ryong Hae (C), North Korea's new head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, poses for a photo with a joint delegation of political parties of Russia's State Duma, led by deputy speaker Sergei Neberov (3rd from L), in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese official leaves Pyongyang

Li Zhanshu (front, 2nd from R), the third-highest ranking official in the ruling Communist Party of China, is escorted by Choe Ryong Hae, vice chairman of North Korea's Workers' Party Central Committee, at Pyongyang International Airport on Sept. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo