Kim Jong Il (R), top leader of North Korea, meets with visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, June 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to North Korea on Thursday and left for Mongolia to continue his five-nation tour.

Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, and other North Korean officials, saw him off at the airport.

Xi, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) Central Committee, arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday on a three-day official goodwill visit to North Korea.

During his visit, he met with leaders of the country to exchange views on bilateral relations and other issues of common concern.

At a meeting with North Korea top leader Kim Jong Il, Xi highlighted the warm ties between the two neighbors.