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Significant Year in History of Korea-China Friendship

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

    Pyongyang, December 20 (KCNA) -- This is a significant year in the traditional Korea-China friendship. The greatest event in the relations between the two countries this year is the official goodwill visit of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the invitation of Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK. During the visit the two leaders held talks and an agreement on economic and technical cooperation was concluded.
    They deepened unbreakable amity between the Korean and Chinese peoples, making a round of the Taean Friendship Glass Factory, symbol of the Korea-China friendship, which was built with the selfless assistance of the Chinese Party and government.
    The Korean people accorded warm hospitality to the Chinese President as the most distinguished guest everywhere he went and showed their firm will to consolidate and develop the traditional friendship between the two countries generation after generation through the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang".
    The Parties and governments of the two countries cemented the relations through brisk mutual visits of the high-ranking delegations. Premier of the DPRK Cabinet Pak Pong Ju visited China in March and First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju in April. And on the part of China, a delegation of the International Liaison Department of the C.C., Communist Party of China led by its head Wang Jiarui (in February), State Councillor of the PRC Tang Jiaxuan who was a special envoy of Hu Jintao (in July) and a government delegation led by Wu Yi, politburo member of the C.C., Communist Party of China and vice-premier of the State Council (in October) visited the DPRK.
    Collaboration and assistance were made in varied fields, too.
    The Chinese Party and government have rendered support to the unswerving will of the Korean Party and government to settle the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula in a peaceful way at the six-way talks and other international meetings and made every possible effort for it, thus expressing solidarity with and inspiring efforts of the Korean people who regard independence and dignity as their life.