Choe Thae-bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), met in Pyongyang Monday with Liu
Yunshan, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee, on bilateral ties and
cooperation.
Choe spoke highly of the traditional friendship between China
and North Korea, saying his country is willing to work with China
to further bilateral relations.
Choe congratulated the CPC once again on convening its 17th
national congress and expressed sincere gratitude to the new
central leadership of the CPC for thinking highly of North
Korea-China relations.
The cooperation and exchanges between North Korea and China are
developing in an all-round way thanks to the joint efforts made by
the leaders of the two countries, said Liu, who is also a member of
the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and head of the
Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.
The new central leadership of the CPC, under the leadership of
Chinese President Hu Jintao, treasures and highly regards the
time-honored friendship between two countries, said Liu.
China, as always, will make continued efforts to deepen its
friendly cooperation with North Korea to make a bigger contribution
to the sustained peace and common prosperity of the region, Liu
said.
Liu arrived here Monday for a two-day visit under the invitation
of the WPK.
(Xinhua News Agency October 30, 2007)
