Kim Jong Un Left Beijing By Train, Presumably Headed To North Korea - Reports

Kim Jong Un Left Beijing by Train, Presumably Headed to North Korea - Reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presumably left Beijing for his home country by train, Japanese media reported Wednesday

TOKYO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th January, 2019) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presumably left Beijing for his home country by train, Japanese media reported Wednesday.

According to Kyodo news agency, a train that is supposedly carrying Kim left Beijing in the afternoon and is possibly headed back to North Korea. The agency previously reported that Kim's trip would last from Monday through Thursday.

During the visit, the North Korean leader conducted a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and visited a pharmaceutical factory and high-tech economic development zone in southern Beijing.

Kim's visit coincides with his birthday as well as the China-US trade talks that started in Beijing on Monday.

The North Korean leader visited China at Xi's invitation for the fourth time in less than a year. This time, Kim was accompanied by his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and North Korean Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, who is in charge of nuclear talks with the United States. Kim's previous visits happened on March 25-28, May 7-8 and June 19-20 in 2018.