Andthat's a journeythatNorthKoreanleaderKimJongYunstartedonWednesday.
HejustwrappeduphisthirdtriptoBeijingwithinthepastyearandmetwithChinesePresidentXiJinping, though a ChinesegovernmentspokesmansaidonLeethatthetwoleaderswereworkingtowardupholdingpeaceandstabilityontheKoreanPeninsula.
A ChinesegovernmentrunnewspapersaysthevisitreflectsthecloserelationshipbetweenNorthKoreaandChina.
ItalsosaidithopesthisrelationshipcanbeaccuratelyunderstoodbySouthKoreaandthe U.