Beijing, May 7 (Inditop.com) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has said his country is committed to ending the country’s nuclear programme, Xinhua reported Friday.

The report said the North Korean leader paid an unofficial visit to China May 3-7 and held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

It said the two leaders agreed that the two sides will make joint efforts for “de-nuclearization on the Korean Peninsula” in accordance with the joint statement issued Sep 19, 2005 at six-party nuclear talks involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia.