President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the honor guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the National Gyeongju Museum in North Gyeongsang Province on Saturday.
President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the honor guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the National Gyeongju Museum in North Gyeongsang Province on Saturday.

President Lee Jae Myung began his first summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, with discussions expected to focus on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and economic cooperation.

Before the talks, Lee hosted an official welcoming ceremony for Xi to mark his state visit at the Gyeongju National Museum in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.

The two leaders meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (Yonhap)