Choe Son Hui, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and foreign minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, had talks with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on September 28.

Choe Son Hui said that the historic exploits of the PRC and its present international position and overall national power were fully demonstrated through the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

She said that the meeting and talks between the top leaders of the two countries held at a crucial time, when great changes are taking place in the internal and external circumstances of the two countries and the international situation, provided the main orientation and important guidelines for developing the DPRK-China relations in conformity with the changing situation and the requirements of the times.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said that the friendly feelings between the DPRK and China cannot change no matter how the international situation may change and that it is the steadfast stand of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to further strengthen and develop the traditional DPRK-China relations of friendship and cooperation as required by the times, she noted.

She expressed the stand to make positive efforts for developing in depth the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations in the spirit of the DPRK-China summit meeting and talks.

She hoped that the Fourth Plenary Meeting of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC would be successfully held and that the Chinese people would achieve great successes in the struggle to push ahead with the cause of building a powerful nation and achieving national prosperity in an all-round way under the leadership of the CPC with General Secretary Xi Jinping as its core.

Wang Yi said that Choe Son Hui's visit is the first visit to China by the DPRK high-level delegation after the meeting of the top leaders of the two countries held on the occasion of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, adding that General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong Un met after six years and set forth the orientation and blueprint for developing the relations between the two countries onto a new high stage.

It is necessary to strengthen strategic communication between the two sides, promote mutual visits and cooperation and jointly defend regional peace and stability, regarding the common understanding of the top leaders of the two countries as the basic guidelines, he said.

Noting that the China-DPRK friendship provided and developed by the leaders of the elder generations of the two countries is a precious common wealth of the two countries, he stressed that it is the consistent and steadfast stand of the Chinese party and government to successfully defend, consolidate and develop the traditional China-DPRK friendship.

He expressed expectation that the current visit would mark an occasion in defending the common interests of the two countries and further strengthening the bilateral relations in conformity with the important common understanding achieved by the top leaders of the two countries.

At the talks both sides exchanged in-depth opinions related to international and regional issues and reached a full consensus of views on them.

Present at the talks from the DPRK side were the party of the foreign minister and DPRK Ambassador to China Ri Ryong Nam, and from the Chinese side, officials of the Chinese Foreign Ministry including Vice-minister Sun Weidong.

KCNA