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Chinese President Hu Jintao Leaves

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, October 30 (KCNA) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, left here on Sunday by a special plane after successfully concluding the itinerary of his official goodwill visit to the DPRK at the invitation of Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK. Kim Jong Il went to the airport and warmly saw Hu Jintao off.
    Hu Jintao's visit to the DPRK marked an important occasion in putting on a higher stage the friendship and solidarity between the two parties, two countries and two peoples sealed in blood in the crucible of the protracted revolutionary struggle including the anti-Japanese war. Seen in the airport compound were boards bearing slogans such as "Warm farewell to Comrade Hu Jintao, the goodwill envoy of the Chinese people in the new century!", "Let's consolidate and develop generation after generation the traditional DPRK-China friendship that stood all sorts of test of history!" and "Long live the unbreakable DPRK-China friendship!"
    Fluttering on the flag poles were flags of the two countries symbolic of the fraternal friendship and solidarity between the two peoples. Thousands of Pyongyangites turned out to the airport with flags of the two countries, bouquets and decorations depicting the DPRK-China friendship. Kim Jong Il came out to the airport to send Hu Jintao off.
    Among those present there to bid farewell to the distinguished guests from China were Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Kim Il Chol, member of the DPRK National Defence Commission and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Choe Thae Bok and Kim Ki Nam, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Paek Nam Sun, minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Jin Su, DPRK ambassador to China, and leading officials of party and power bodies, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions. Also present there were Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Chinese embassy, Chinese guests staying here and Chinese students studying here.
    Hu Jintao arrived at the airport amid the enthusiastic send-off of more than 100,000 Pyongyangites along the route.
    That moment, a welcome music was played and the crowd shouted "hurrah!", "Farewell to Hu Jintao" and "DPRK-China friendship" shaking the airport. The suite members of Hu Jintao came out to the airport for departure.
    A farewell ceremony took place at the airport.
    The national anthems of the DPRK and China were played.
    Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao reviewed a guard of honor of the three services of the Korean People's Army.
    Hu Jintao was presented with bouquets by members of the Korean Children's Union.
    Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao were presented with bouquets by a woman of the Chinese embassy here and a Chinese student. Hu Jintao said good-bye to the senior cadres present there.
    Kim Jong Il firmly grasped the hand of Hu Jintao and warmly hugged him in farewell.
    Hu Jintao expressed profound thanks to Kim Jong Il for the particularly cordial hospitality accorded to him during his stay in the DPRK and waved his hand in acknowledgement of the crowd's cheers of "Hurrah!" before boarding the plane.
    The plane took off Pyongyang Airport at 11 a.m.