The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) hosted a reception in the evening on April 9 for Comrade Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, on his visit to the DPRK.

Invited to the reception were the entourage of the Foreign Minister of China and Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Comrade Wang Yajun and his embassy officials.

Present there were Comrade Choe Son Hui, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, and other officials of the foreign ministry.

Comrade Choe Son Hui made a speech at the reception.

Warmly welcoming Comrade Wang Yi and his party on behalf of the DPRK government, she said that the visit is a manifestation of the firm stand of the Chinese party and government to revitalize the high-level visits and communication between the two sides and further consolidate the ties of friendship by thoroughly implementing the important agreement reached at the historic DPRK-China summit meeting and talks held last September.

It is the consistent policy of the WPK and the DPRK government to value and steadily develop the friendly relations with China, which have steadily maintained a good tradition of unity and cooperation with socialism at the core, overcoming all the tempests of history, she noted.

She wished the Chinese people fresh and bigger successes in their struggle for accomplishing the cause of national prosperity by stepping up the Chinese-style modernization under the leadership of the CPC with Comrade General Secretary Xi Jinping at its core.

Then, Comrade Wang Yi made a speech.

Expressing thanks for the warm hospitality, he said that the new successes made by the DPRK in socialist construction despite the ever-escalating moves of the U.S. and other Western forces to isolate and stifle it are the fruition of diligence and wisdom displayed by the Korean people under the wise leadership of Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un .

Noting that the traditional China-DPRK friendship is a shared precious asset forged in the revolutionary struggle and steadily developing in the course of socialist construction, he stressed that the historic meeting between Comrade General Secretary Xi Jinping and Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un last September opened up a new phase of the China-DPRK friendly and cooperative relations.

He expressed the belief that the bilateral cooperation would further develop, sincerely hoping that the Korean people would achieve fresh victories ceaselessly in socialist construction and create a happier life under the firm leadership of the WPK headed by Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un .

The participants in the reception toasted the good health of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un and esteemed Comrade Xi Jinping and the steady development and beautiful future of the invincible DPRK-China friendly relations.

The reception proceeded in a friendly and amicable atmosphere.