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Message of Greetings from Chinese Party and State Leaders

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, and Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Tuesday received a message of greetings from Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the CPC and president of the People's Republic of China, Jiang Zemin, chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC, Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the PRC, and Wen Jiabao, premier of the State Council of the PRC, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and China. The message says:
    We extend warm felicitations to you and, through you, to the Workers' Party of Korea, the DPRK government and the fraternal Korean people on behalf of the CPC, the Chinese government and people on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
    The establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries marked the beginning of the new friendly relations between the two countries.
    Thanks to the direct care of the leaders of the two countries and the concerted efforts of the two parties, two governments and two peoples, the Sino-DPRK relations made great progress in all fields and the Sino-DPRK friendship stood the test of history.
    Both sides have trusted each other politically and the traditional friendship has steadily grown strong.
    Exchange and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and culture have steadily gained in depth, bringing important benefits to the two peoples.
    The two countries are exerting concerted efforts to defend peace and stability in this region and the world, closely cooperating with each other as regards regional and international issues.
    The Chinese party, government and people always set store by the traditional Sino-DPRK friendship and attach utmost importance to further developing the Sino-DPRK friendly and cooperative relations under the new situation.
    We together with the DPRK side will strive to steadily promote the Sino-DPRK friendly and cooperative relations provided by the leaders of the elder generation of the two countries in the spirit of "inheriting the tradition, facing up to the future, building good neighborly friendship and strengthening cooperation."
    We sincerely wish the DPRK prosperity.
    We wholeheartedly wish the fraternal Korean people fresh, steady and greater success in all fields.