China and DPRK Pledge to Further Strengthen Bilateral Relations as Wang Huning Meets Kim Jong Un
Dragon Media News Desk
China’s top political adviser Wang Huning met DPRK leader Kim Jong Un during a three-day official goodwill visit, reaffirming Beijing’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, led a party and government delegation to the DPRK from July 15 to 17.
The visit was made at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the DPRK government.
During his meeting with Kim in Pyongyang, Wang conveyed greetings and best wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
He said the 65th anniversary of the China–DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, together with Xi’s recent visit to the DPRK, had given new momentum to the strategic relationship between the two countries.
Wang said China was ready to implement the agreements reached by the leaders of the two parties and countries and expand cooperation in party-to-party exchanges, the economy, science and technology, healthcare, culture and people-to-people relations.
Kim described the development of relations with China as an important strategic priority for the DPRK.
He pledged to increase high-level exchanges, share experience in party and state governance and deepen cooperation in the economy, science and technology, healthcare and culture.
Wang also held talks with senior Workers’ Party official Jo Yong Won. Both sides agreed to advance traditional friendship and practical cooperation under the strategic guidance of their top leaders.
During the visit, Wang paid tribute at the China–DPRK Friendship Tower and the cemetery of Chinese People’s Volunteers in Pyongyang.
He also visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the Workers’ Party’s Central Cadres Training School and the Wonsan–Kalma coastal tourism area.
The visit, held as the two countries mark the 65th anniversary of the treaty signed in 1961, highlighted the continued strengthening of high-level exchanges and strategic coordination between the two socialist neighbours.
