On the afternoon of July 10th, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China, met with Pak Tae-seung, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Vice Chairman of the State Council, and Prime Minister of the Cabinet, who was coming to China for an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi Jinping pointed out that last month, I conducted an official visit to North Korea. Together with General Secretary Kim Jong-un, we provided strategic guidance for consolidating and developing the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, and for continuously giving it new connotations in the modern era. Generational friendship, shared destiny, and mutual support have always been the distinctive features of China-North Korea relations. The China-North Korea Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance Treaty lays an important political and legal foundation for consolidating the friendly bond between the two peoples that was forged through bloodshed. General Secretary Kim Jong-un and I agreed to take the 65th anniversary of the signing of the treaty as an opportunity to remember the original intentions of the older generation of leaders from both parties and countries. We will guide the people of both countries to inherit and carry forward the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, ensuring that bilateral relations continue to thrive in this new historical period.
Xi Jinping emphasized that currently, the international situation is characterized by instability and complexity. China and North Korea should maintain strategic resolve, enhance strategic confidence, and accelerate the implementation of the consensus reached with General Secretary Kim Jong Il. This will ensure that bilateral relations evolve in line with the times and always develop in a direction that helps to strengthen their respective socialist endeavors and promote the modernization of their countries. It is necessary to steadily advance practical cooperation, continuously consolidate popular support, make good use of common red memories and resources, so that young people from both countries can remember the historical achievements of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army. The great China-North Korea friendship should be passed down from generation to generation. It is also important to strengthen strategic collaboration, firmly defend their respective autonomy, security, and development interests, and create a favorable external environment for both countries to pursue socialist paths that suit their own national conditions.
Park Tae-seong first conveyed General Secretary Kim Jong-un's kind regards to President Xi Jinping. He said that on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the signing of the "DPRK-China Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Treaty," General Secretary Kim Jong-un wished President Xi Jinping continued success in leading the cause of the Chinese Party and people. Park Tae-seong also expressed his warm congratulations on the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and praised President Xi Jinping for leading the Chinese people to achieve great developmental accomplishments. This year, President Xi Jinping chose North Korea as the first destination of his international trip. The historic meeting between the highest leaders of the two parties and countries marked a new milestone in bilateral relations and further strengthened the popular foundation of friendly relations between North Korea and China. The "DPRK-China Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance Treaty" provides strong legal support for the development of bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective. Both North Korea and China, guided by the spirit of the treaty, stand together to promote the development of socialism and jointly defend regional and global peace. The grand commemorations held to mark the 65th anniversary of the signing of the treaty once again demonstrated that friendly relations between North Korea and China have withstood the test of international changes and possess high strategic significance. General Secretary Kim Jong-un called for the development of North-Korean-China relations into the strongest strategic relationship possible. The North Korean side will firmly implement the important consensus reached by the highest leaders of both parties and countries, strongly support China in defending its core interests on issues such as Taiwan, and make every effort to promote unity, friendship, and the development of socialism between North Korea and China to new heights.
Wang Yi attended the meeting.
