Kim Jong Il Pays Unofficial Visit to China
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, paid an unofficial visit to the People's Republic of China from January 10 to 18 at the invitation of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China. He was accompanied by Premier of the Cabinet Pak Pong Ju, First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Sok Ju, Department Directors of the WPK Central Committee Pak Nam Gi and Ri Kwang Ho and Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Ro Tu Chol. The party and state leaders of China warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il who came to it again at the outset of the new year, carrying with him the profound friendly feelings towards the fraternal Chinese people and accorded him cordial hospitality with utmost sincerity.
A meeting and talks between Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao were held in Beijing.
Present there from the Chinese side were Zeng Qinghong, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-president of the PRC, Tang Jiaxuan, member of the State Council, and Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee.
At the talks Kim Jong Il expressed impressions of his visit to the central and southern parts of China where the cause of modernization is being successfully carried out.
The top leaders of the two parties and countries informed each other of the situation in their countries and had an in-depth exchange of views on the issue of boosting the relations between the two parties and countries and other important international and regional issues of mutual concern and reached a consensus of views in a comradely, sincere and friendly atmosphere.
Hu Jintao warmly welcomed the visit of Kim Jong Il to China and extended New Year's greetings to him and all the Korean people on the lunar New Year on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.
Noting that it is one of the great features of the relations of good neighborliness and friendship for the top leaders of the two parties and countries to maintain close relationship, have interaction and exchange visits, Hu stressed that leaders of both sides have visited one another several times and made each visit very successful.
He continued:
It is in the common interests of the two countries and favorable for peace, stability and development of Northeast Asia to promote and develop in depth the relations between the two parties and countries now that deep-going and complicated changes are taking place in the present international and regional situation.
New progress has been made in the relations between the two parties and countries and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in the field of economy and trade has registered fresh success in recent years thanks to their joint efforts. It is the steadfast strategic policy of the party and government of China to consolidate and strengthen the Sino-DPRK good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations, a precious common boon. Hu Jintao highlighted the Chinese side's willingness to inject fresh vigor and energy into the traditional Sino-DPRK friendship, promote the bilateral good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations and develop them in depth, bring bigger happiness to the peoples of the two countries and thus make a greater contribution to peace, stability, prosperity and development in Northeast Asia and in other parts of the world through common efforts with the DPRK side.
Kim Jong Il expressed thanks for Hu's warm invitation and cordial hospitality, manifesting his pleasure of meeting Hu again after their meeting in Pyongyang last October.
It is the common desire of the two parties and two peoples to boost the long-standing DPRK-China friendship, he said.
Noting that the bilateral friendship was provided and fostered by the leaders of the old generation of the two countries and it is making more shining progress under the present situation, he said that the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government would as ever exert fresh efforts to carry forward the tradition of close cooperation between the two parties and countries and boost the bilateral relations of friendship together with the Chinese side. It was estimated at the talks that the good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries have grown stronger after several historic meetings of the top leaders of the two countries in recent years and mutual support and solidarity were expressed to the parties and peoples in their efforts to build socialism and reunify their countries.
Hu Jintao said that the WPK and the Korean people have made big achievements in building a great prosperous powerful nation, overcoming manifold difficulties in the spirit of self-reliance and fortitude under the leadership of Kim Jong Il in recent years and made steady fresh success in the aspect of improving external environment, adding that he is sincerely rejoiced over this.
Hu Jintao supported the Party and the people of the DPRK in maintaining the orientation of socialist development and Korean comrades in seeking a path of development suited to the actual conditions of their country. He expressed conviction that under the leadership of Kim Jong Il the whole Party and country would unite close and work hard to achieve new successes in the cause of building a great prosperous powerful nation.
Kim Jong Il said that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China the PRC has achieved great successes in the socialist modernization drive with Chinese characteristics and that the progress made by China was ascribable to the line and policies suited to the actual conditions of China including the important thought of the "three represents" set out by the CPC, the view on scientific development and harmonious socialist construction. He expressed the belief that the Chinese people would attain the goals of the 11th 5-year plan under the leadership of the CPC with Hu Jintao as its general secretary to build a comprehensively well-off socialist society and achieve fresh success in the efforts to accomplish the cause of complete reunification of the country.
Both sides had an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues of common concern.
Both sides fully appreciated the positive results made in several rounds of the six-party talks in Beijing and unanimously agreed to consistently maintain the stand of seeking a negotiated peaceful solution to the issue and push forward through sustained joint efforts the process of the six-party talks so as to contribute to the eventual and peaceful settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Jong Il spoke of the difficulties lying in the process of the six-party talks, noting that there is no change in the DPRK's basic stand of maintaining the goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, implementing the joint statement issued at the fourth round of the six-party talks and pursuing a negotiated peaceful settlement.
He pointed out that the DPRK would join Chinese comrades in the efforts to seek a way of overcoming the difficulties lying in the way of the six-party talks and steadily advance the talks.
As regards the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, Hu Jintao reclarified the stand of the Chinese side, saying that the six-party talks serve as an effective mechanism for settling the nuclear issue and it is the right option to properly deal with the relevant issue in a peaceful way through dialogue. He pointed out that the Chinese side is ready to make joint efforts with the parties concerned including the DPRK in the future, too as in the past and put spurs to the six-party talks so that they may make steady progress.
Kim Jong Il had a cordial conversation with Hu Jintao who visited the state guest house and visited the Crop Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in company with him.
After making the round of the institute, Kim Jong Il highly praised its research group for having made many successes in the research into the crops helpful to the agricultural development of the country.
Hu Jintao hosted a grand banquet at the Great Hall of the People that evening in honor of Kim Jong Il on visit to China.
Present there on invitation were Kim Jong Il, Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Jin Su, DPRK ambassador to China, and staff members of the DPRK embassy.
Present there were Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Zeng Qinghong, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-president of the PRC; Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC; Wu Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-premier of the State Council; Guo Boxiong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission; Wang Gang, alternate member of the Political Bureau, member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee; Tang Jiaxuan, member of the State Council; Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee;
and other senior officials of the party and state of China and Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK.
Hu Jintao and Kim Jong Il made speeches at the banquet.
It proceeded in an amicable atmosphere overflowing with the feelings of friendship.
Kim Jong Il met with Wu Bangguo, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Wen Jiabao, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and premier of the State Council, and Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and had cordial conversations with them. Wu Bangguo warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il on visit to China at the outset of the new year and hoped that his visit would provide an important occasion of boosting the Sino-DPRK ties of friendship.
Noting that frequent visits of high-ranking officials have taken place between the two parties and the two countries and exchanges have become brisk in various fields and at different levels, he stressed that the collective leadership of China with Hu Jintao as general secretary is attaching great importance to the Sino-DPRK friendship.
He said that China is ready to continue putting into practice the common understanding expressed by the general secretaries of the two parties in October last year, pursuant to the policy of inheriting the tradition, facing up to the future, building good neighborly friendship and strengthening cooperation and enrich the contents of the Sino-DPRK good neighborliness, friendship and cooperation to put the ties between the two parties and the two countries on a new high stage in all fields.
Wen Jiabao warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il on visit to China and praised his devoted efforts and important contribution made to preserve and develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two parties and two countries and achieve the prosperity of his country.
The Sino-DPRK friendship that stood the test of history is unbreakable, he said, noting with pleasure that the traditional friendship provided and cultivated by leaders of the old generation of the two countries has been successfully carried forward and developed thanks to the common efforts of the two sides.
He exchanged with Kim Jong Il views on the issue of boosting the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, the cooperation in economy and trade, in particular, and introduced to him the present economic situation in China and the relevant content of the 11th five-year plan. Kim Jong Il said that the DPRK feels grateful to the party and government of China for rendering disinterested assistance to it each time it faced difficulties, and expressed thanks to Wen who has supervised this work.
Noting that the DPRK and China should learn from each other and exchange experience in many aspects, he sincerely hoped that China would make fresh and greater success in carrying out the cause of building a comprehensively well-off society in the spirit of the 16th Congress of the CPC. Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, warmly welcomed Kim Jong Il on China visit on behalf of the party, government, and people of China upon the authorization of General Secretary Hu Jintao.
Recalling the days of his visit to the DPRK in 2002 with emotion, he expressed deep gratitude to Kim Jong Il for having accorded him warm hospitality, and offered him New Year's greetings.
Wen Jiabao hosted a luncheon in honor of Kim Jong Il.
Present at the luncheon were Wu Guanzheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the C.C., CPC and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC, Luo Gan, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the C.C., CPC, and Zeng Peiyan, vice-premier of the State Council who is member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., CPC.
Hu Jintao bade farewell to Kim Jong Il leaving Beijing after wrapping up his China visit.
Kim Jong Il was seen off at Beijing Railway Station by Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the C.C., CPC and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC, and other leading officials of China.
The unofficial visit to China paid by him at the outset of the new year for the purpose of steadily boosting the DPRK-China friendship achieved success thanks to the particular care and warm hospitality of Hu Jintao, the party and government of China.
Kim Jong Il expressed satisfaction over his fruitful visit and sincere thanks for the cordial hospitality accorded to him by leading officials of the party and government of China.
Kim Jong Il's historic visit to China will help boost the traditional DPRK- China friendship and record a brilliant page in its history.
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