Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted by cheering crowds as he arrived in Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

In footage broadcast on Chinese television, the two leaders were seen being driven through the North Korean capital.

It is the first Chinese state visit to North Korea since 2005. </s> Unconfirmed reports say that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of historic summits with South Korea and the U.S. </s> SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to China this week, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.

Kim visited China from Sunday to Wednesday with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, Yonhap said. It cited North Korea without elaborating. </s> BEIJING—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid a surprise visit to China this week, in his first known foreign trip since taking power in late 2011.

During a stop in Beijing, Mr. Kim met Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials, where they discussed bilateral ties and Korean peninsula tensions, Chinese state media said Wednesday. </s> Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013. </s> The Latest: China's Xi arrives in North Korea to meet Kim

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to North Korea (all times local):

Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013.

The Xinhua News Agency says Xi arrived shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. During the two-day state visit, he's expected to talk with leader Kim Jong Un about reviving talks with Washington over North Korea's nuclear weapons.

China's official Xinhua news agency reported that Xi was accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, and several Communist Party officials. He would be the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years.

The summit comes as both Xi and Kim are locked in separate disputes with the United States — Xi over trade and Kim over his nuclear weapons.

Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has departed for his state visit to North Korea, which he has said will strengthen the countries' strategic ties.

Xinhua news agency said Xi left Thursday morning and was accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, and several Communist Party officials. He's expected to have talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, including about his nuclear program as talks have stalled with the U.S.

Experts say Xi will likely endorse North Korea's calls for an incremental disarmament process in which every action Pyongyang takes it met with U.S. concessions on sanctions and security issues. </s> North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have held talks in Beijing, in Kim's first foreign trip since taking office. Kim's wife reportedly accompanied him.

Both Chinese and North Korean state media have confirmed that Kim is on a state visit to China. Kim arrived at the invitation of the Chinese president, according to North Korean media.

The visit, the details of which had been veiled in secrecy, was also confirmed by the South Korean president’s office. Yoon Young-chan, the chief presidential press secretary, told media on Wednesday that Seoul had been notified by China of Kim’s upcoming visit. </s> Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for first visit since taking office in 2013. </s> BEIJING—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid a second surprise visit to China to meet his Chinese counterpart, reinforcing a recent warming of ties ahead of his planned summit with President Donald Trump.

Mr. Kim turned up in the northeastern coastal city of Dalian on Monday and Tuesday for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a follow-up to a summit six weeks ago. In their meetings, the North Korean leader discussed a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, Chinese state media reported.

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North Korean Supreme leader Kim Jong-un meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on what is his first known travel outside North Korea since assuming office in 2011.