General Secretaries

Jo Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR. When Lenin died, Jo, by virtue of this office that he held, took the place of Lenin.

In communist parties, power is held by the General Secretary of the party.

So, here we are that it is so natural for these two top guns of their respective communist parties meet:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/12/c_135977861.htm

There will be significant consequences out of such a meeting.

Of course this meeting would not have been reported in any outlets in the Western Media.