The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea hosted a reception on the evening of April 9 for 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, on a visit to the DPRK.

Invited to the reception were the entourage of the Chinese foreign minister and Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Wang Yajun and his embassy officials.

Present were Choe Son Hui, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and foreign minister of the DPRK, and officials of the Foreign Ministry.

Choe Son Hui made a speech at the reception.

Warmly welcoming 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 in September last year.

It is the consistent policy of the WPK and the DPRK government to value and steadily develop the friendly relations with China, which have given steady continuity to the good traditions of unity and cooperation with socialism as the core, overcoming all the tempests of history, she said.

She wished the Chinese people fresh and bigger successes in the 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 as its core.

Then, 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 US 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 common precious asset as it was forged in the revolutionary struggle and has constantly developed 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 in September last year 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 health of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un and the 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.

KCNA