Sunday, March 03, 2019

Reception Given to Mark Anniversary of Agreements Between DPRK and China
A reception was given at Okryu Restaurant on February 26 by the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the General Administration of Civil Aviation on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the conclusion of agreements on cultural cooperation and air transportation between the governments of the DPRK and the People's Republic of China.

Present there on invitation were Li Jinjun, Chinese ambassador to the DRPK, and his embassy officials and other Chinese guests staying in Pyongyang.

On hand were Jon Kwang Ho, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Pak Kyong Il, vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and chairman of the DPRK-China Friendship Association, Ri Yong Son, deputy general director of the General Administration of Civil Aviation, and officials concerned.

In his speech Jon Kwang Ho said that the exchange and cooperation between the DPRK and China has increased and the friendly ties between the two peoples have grown stronger in the past 60 years since the conclusion of the agreements.

Firm is the stand of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government of the DPRK to invariably develop the traditional DPRK-China friendship, he noted, expressing the will to actively promote the development of DPRK-China friendly relations, the common treasure of the two peoples.

The Chinese ambassador mentioned that the four rounds of meetings between General Secretary Xi Jinping and Chairman Kim Jong Un made it possible to open up a new history of China-DPRK relations.

He stressed that immutable are the stand of the Chinese party and government on boosting China-DPRK relations, the friendly sentiment of the Chinese people with the Korean people and China's support for socialist Korea, whatever the international and regional situations might be.

He sincerely hoped that the Korean people would keep achieving greater successes in accomplishing the cause of socialism under the leadership of the WPK headed by Chairman Kim Jong Un.

KCNA

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