Kim says visit to China is his 'solemn duty': KCNA
North Korea's Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping that it was his "solemn duty" to make Beijing his first overseas destination as he made his maiden foreign trip as leader, Pyongyang's official news agency reported Wednesday.
The relationship between the North and its key protector China has soured in recent years but at a banquet in Beijing Kim said: "There is no question that my first foreign visit is to the Chinese capital," KCNA reported.
"This is my solemn duty as someone who should value and continue the DPRK-PRC relations through generations," he added using the countries' official acronyms.
