BEIJING — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions.
North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae's visit was part of efforts to mend fences after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program.
The official China News Service said Choe delivered the handwritten letter from Kim to Xi at an afternoon meeting at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing. It gave no details about the letter's contents.
North Korea is willing to work with all sides to "appropriately resolve the relevant questions through the six-party talks and other forms," Choe was quoted as saying by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
He said Pyongyang was "willing to take active measures in this regard."
Choe offered no details on how North Korea planned to resume talks. North Korea has reneged on commitments made in previous rounds of the six-party talks, stalemated since 2009 over disagreements on how to verify steps the North was taking to end its nuclear programs.
