Kim Jong Un traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week for a visit shrouded in secrecy that marked the North Korean leader's first known journey abroad since 2011.
China said after the meeting that Kim pledged to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, a move that could pave the way for successful talks with the U.S. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with Kim directly to discuss denuclearization.
Here are eight images of the historic visit between Kim and the Chinese president:
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a train as he pays an unofficial visit to China in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 28, 2018. (KCNA/via Reuters)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju walk together with Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 28, 2018. (KCNA/via Reuters)
In this March 26, 2018, photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, center left, arrive at Beijing station in Beijing. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect honor guards in Beijing as he paid an unofficial visit to China in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 28, 2018. (KCNA/via Reuters)
In this March 26, 2018, photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hold a glass for a toast during a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this March 26, 2018, photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
In this March 27, 2018, photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
A view of the motorcade in Beijing as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid an unofficial visit to China. (KCNA/via Reuters)