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Click "CC" for Scripts Subscribe to arirang! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=arirangnews North Korean special envoy Choe Ryong-hae has returned home from his three-day trip to China. Various reports had signaled the North Korean Vice Marshal had said that Pyongyang would honor Beijing's proposal to return to the negotiating table. But the North's state-run media did not report on any such remarks. Our Lee Ji-yoon has more. There was no mention of North Korea's willingness to resume dialogue, when Pyongyang reported on North Korean special envoy Choe Ryong-hae's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The North's Korean Central News Agency reported on Saturday, that Choe delivered a letter written by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to President Xi. In it, Kim reportedly emphasized the need to strengthen ties between the two countries. According to KCNA, to this, President Xi said China considers the friendship between both sides very important and hopes to carry it forward. However, the report did NOT mention Choe's remarks that Pyongyang is willing to restart dialogue with relevant states including the suspended six-party talks. A state-run Chinese news agency reported earlier that the North Korean envoy had told President Xi that Pyongyang is open to dialogue,... as it is committed to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. However, both the United States and South Korea are firm that if North Korea wants to restart talks,... it must first abandon its nuclear program. And according to the same report,... Choe did not mention anything about his country's stance on denuclearization during his meeting with Xi. To all this, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal,... reported that although Choe raised the possibility of re-opening dialogue,... analysts do not believe in the sincerity of his gesture. Experts say,... Choe's primary mission was not to restart talks,... but to mend the "prickly relationship" between Pyongyang and Beijing,... so the North can continue to receive aid from its ally. Lee Ji-yoon, Arirang News. Visit us on Homepage http://www.arirang.co.kr Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/arirangtv Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/arirangworld