Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un , General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), had talks with Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), at the Great Hall of the People in the afternoon of September 4.

Comrade Kim Jong Un was warmly welcomed by Comrade Xi Jinping.

Comrade Kim Jong Un exchanged greetings with delight with Comrade Xi Jinping and had a photo taken with him against the background of the national flags of the two countries.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed thanks to the Chinese Party, government and people for having provided special hospitality to the DPRK delegation with sincerity, and congratulated them on holding the excellent and splendid commemoration marking the 80 th anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War as a grand political event. He said that China showed its firm commitment to defending world peace and clearly demonstrated its important international prestige and influence on this occasion.

On behalf of the Chinese Party, government and people, Comrade Xi Jinping warmly welcomed once again Comrade Kim Jong Un ’s visit to the PRC, and said that his participation in the commemoration marking the 80 th anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War served as an important occasion for showing the firm will of the DPRK to resolutely defend the outcome of the victory in the Second World War and for further developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two Parties and the two countries.

Comrade Xi Jinping said that China and the DPRK are good neighbors, good friends and good comrades who share the destiny and help each other. Noting that the Chinese Party and government are attaching great importance to the traditional China-DPRK friendship, he expressed his willingness to successfully defend, consolidate and develop the China-DPRK relations.

Noting that no matter how the international situation may change, this stand will not change, he said that China, as ever, supports the DPRK in its struggle to steadily open up a new phase of the Korean-style socialist cause while paving the road of development suited to its specific conditions.

Comrade Kim Jong Un affirmed that the friendly feelings between the DPRK and China cannot change no matter how the international situation may change. He said that it is the steadfast will of the WPK and the government of the DPRK to steadily develop the DPRK-China relations, and the DPRK will as ever invariably support and encourage the stand and efforts of the Communist Party of China and the government of the PRC to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests of the state.

At the talks, the top leaders of the two countries had an open-minded exchange of views on the issues of intensifying the high-level mutual visits and strategic communication between the DPRK and the PRC, and informed each other of the independent policy stands maintained by the Parties and governments of the two countries in the field of external relations.

They also referred to the issue of strengthening strategic cooperation and defending common interests in the international and regional affairs.

The talks proceeded in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

On that evening Comrade Xi Jinping hosted a reception for Comrade Kim Jong Un .