North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed plans for the “joint handling of the denuclearization negotiations process” during their fourth summit on Tuesday in Beijing, DPRK state media reported Thursday morning.

In a Korean-language report in the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the two leaders were said to have “focused particularly on managing the situation on the Korean Peninsula… carrying out deep and honest communications” in the process.

During a two-day summit involving ceremonies, a banquet, and a visit to a pharmaceutical factory in addition to formal high-level talks, the two sides repeatedly reaffirmed their