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Chinese Party and Government Delegation Here

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, September 10 (KCNA) -- The Chinese party and government delegation led by Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, arrived here today to pay an official goodwill visit to the DPRK at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government. The delegation is made up of Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Ji Bingxuan, permanent vice-director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Sun Jiazheng, minister of Culture, Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Wu Dawei, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and Gao Hucheng, vice-minister of Commerce.
    They were greeted at the airport by Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, Choe Ik Gyu, minister of Culture, Pak Kyong Son, vice-director of a department of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Ri Ryong Nam, vice-minister of Foreign Trade, officials concerned and Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador e.p. to the DPRK, embassy officials and Chinese guests and students here.
    A woman of the Chinese embassy presented a bouquet to the head of the delegation.