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2009/10/27 18:13 KST
N. Korean delegation heads to Beijing

  
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation led by a governing party's secretary headed to Beijing at the invitation of its Chinese counterpart, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday
"A delegation of the Workers' Party of Korea led by Choe Thae Bok, secretary of its Central Committee, left here Tuesday to visit China," the Korean Central News Agency reported without further elaboration.

   The international liaison department of China's Communist Party said on its Web site that Choe was visiting Beijing at the party's invitation. Choe will stay in China until Saturday, it said.

   North Korea and China are celebrating their 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year.

   brk@yna.co.kr
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