On November 6th, Liu Haixing, the head of the Central Committee’s Foreign Liaison Department, held talks with Kim Seong-nam, a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as well as the head of the International Department.
Liu Haixing welcomed Kim Seong-nam's visit to China shortly after the successful convening of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He stated that China and North Korea are socialist friendly neighbors who support each other. In recent years, under the strategic leadership of the highest leaders of both parties and countries, relations between China and North Korea have entered a new historical period. In June this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping conducted a historic visit to North Korea, reaching a series of important agreements with General Secretary Kim Jong-un, which injected new vitality and momentum into the traditional friendship between China and North Korea. Recently, General Secretary Kim Jong-un visited Dandong on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's participation in the Korean War, demonstrating that the traditional friendship between China and North Korea, forged by blood, is unbreakable and enduring. Under the new circumstances, China is willing to work together with North Korea to resolutely implement the important agreements reached by the highest leaders of both parties and countries. We will continue this traditional friendship, deepen strategic communication, expand practical cooperation, and work together to benefit the two countries and their peoples, and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.
Liu Haixing stated that both the Chinese and North Korean parties are strong leadership cores for their respective socialist causes. The Communist Party of China is willing to carry out more active friendly exchanges and interactions at all levels with the Workers' Party of Korea, thereby promoting practical cooperation in various fields. Liu Haixing also introduced the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, indicating that the CPC is eager to strengthen the exchange of experience in party and state governance with the Workers' Party of Korea, share their respective concepts and experiences in consistently advancing comprehensive and strict party governance, and build their respective parties into more strong and effective organizations.
Kim Seong-man stated that under the strategic leadership of the highest leaders of both parties and countries, the friendly relations between North Korea and China have been further developed at a new strategic level. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between North Korea and China. General Secretary Xi Jinping made a historic visit to North Korea, and General Secretary Kim Jong-un recently visited the Museum of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong, which demonstrates the specialness and unbreakability of the friendship between North Korea and China. The North Korean side is pleased to see that exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two countries have been deepening since June. General Secretary Kim Jong-un pointed out that party relations are an absolute advantage in North-Korean-China relations. General Secretary Xi Jinping has requested both parties to play a leading role in bilateral relations. The North Korean side wishes to uphold the wishes of the highest leaders of both parties and countries, and to carry out comprehensive exchanges at all levels and in all fields with the Communist Party of China, including strengthening exchanges between party schools, party newspapers, and local party committees, in order to promote further development of bilateral relations. The North Korean side highly appreciates the new achievements made by the Chinese side under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping in national development and party building, and congratulates on the successful convening of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Deepening exchanges of governance experience is beneficial to the development of both parties. The International Department of the North Korean Central Committee wishes to work together with the International Department of the Communist Party of China to better play the role of party-to-party channels and make positive contributions to the development of bilateral relations.
Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the China Liaison Office, Li Longnan, Ambassador of North Korea to China, Xu Qingnan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Propaganda Department of the Korean Workers' Party, Pak Guangtie, Deputy Secretary-General of the Disciplinary Inspection Department of the Korean Workers' Party, and Wen Chengke, Deputy Minister of International Affairs attended the meeting.
