BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from June 20 to 21, at the invitation of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.

Hu Zhaoming, the spokesperson for the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the announcement here on Monday.

This will be the first visit to the DPRK by the top leader of the CPC and China’s head of state in 14 years, and also General Secretary Xi’s first visit to the country since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Song Tao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said here Monday when briefing the press on the upcoming visit.