North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday (June 8) welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a banquet and a gala performance as the two leaders held a rare summit in Pyongyang — Xi's first visit to the country in seven years — Chinese state media reported.

In a speech at the banquet, Xi said "important consensus" was reached during the talks, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Kim and Xi agreed to expand cooperation in the areas of politics, economy and culture at a summit in Pyongyang that opened a new chapter in ties, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday (June 9).

Xi told Kim he aimed to drive progress in ties, with both agreeing to strive for closer strategic communication through visits by high-level officials, KCNA said.

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PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (JUNE 8, 2026) (CCTV - No use China)

1. CHINESE AND NORTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAGS PLACED SIDE BY SIDE

2. NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN (SECOND RIGHT) AND HIS WIFE RI SOL JU (RIGHT) POSING PICTURES WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING (SECOND LEFT) AND HIS WIFE PENG LIYUAN (LEFT)

3. KIM, XI, PENG AND RI ENTERING BANQUET HALL

4. VARIOUS OF ATTENDEES CLAPPING

5. KIM, XI, PENG AND RI ENTERING BANQUET HALL

6. ATTENDEES CLAPPING

7. XI SPEAKING AT PODIUM

8. BANQUET IN PROGRESS

9. VARIOUS OF XI SPEAKING AT PODIUM

10. KIM LISTENING

11. BANQUET IN PROGRESS

12. KIM AND RI LISTENING

13. VARIOUS OF BANQUET ATTENDEES LISTENING

14. KIM SPEAKING AT PODIUM

15. XI LISTENING

16. PENG LISTENING

17. VARIOUS OF KIM SPEAKING

18. ATTENDEES LISTENING

19. SIGN READING (Korean and Chinese) “NORTH KOREAN AND CHINESE LEADERS SUMMIT”

20. (NIGHT SHOT) EXTERIOR OF PYONGYANG INDOOR STADIUM

21. SCREEN SHOWING CHINESE AND NORTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAGS

22. KIM, XI, PENG AND RI ARRIVING FOR GALA PERFORMANCE

23. ATTENDEES CLAPPING

24. KIM, XI, PENG AND RI CLAPPING

25. ATTENDEES CLAPPING

26. CHINESE AND NORTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAGS ON STAGE

27. ATTENDEES WATCHING GALA PERFORMANCE

28. VARIOUS OF PERFORMANCE IN PROGRESS

29. VARIOUS OF SCREEN ON STAGE SHOWING PICTURES OF KIM WITH XI

30. PERFORMANCE IN PROGRESS

31. KIM, XI, PENG AND RI CLAPPING

32. ATTENDEES CLAPPING

33. VARIOUS OF KIM AND XI CLAPPING

34. VARIOUS OF PERFORMERS WAVING CHINESE AND NORTH KOREAN NATIONAL FLAGS ON STAGE

35. VARIOUS OF KIM, XI, PENG AND RI LEAVING

36. ATTENDEES CLAPPING