Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President of China, and Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), exchanged congratulations on July 11th to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK.
In his congratulatory message, Xi Jinping said that in 1961, previous generations of leaders of China and the DPRK signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the DPRK, which laid an important political and legal foundation for consolidating the friendship forged by the blood of both peoples.
The treaty played a significant role in promoting China-DPRK friendship and ensuring peace and stability in the region and beyond, he said. Over the past 65 years, both sides have upheld the spirit of the treaty, supported each other, stood side by side, and worked closely together, vividly demonstrating the defining features of China-DPRK relations – friendship passed down from generation to generation, a shared future, and mutual support, he said.
Xi Jinping recalled his successful state visit to the DPRK in June, during which he reached important consensus with Kim Jong-un on consolidating and developing the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK, enriching it with new dimensions, providing strategic guidance, and charting a new course for the development of China-DPRK relations in the new era.
In the face of a rapidly changing world undergoing major transformations unseen in a century, Xi Jinping expressed his willingness to work with Kim Jong-un to further strengthen strategic communication, keep the relationship between the two countries on the right track, and guide bilateral friendly cooperation to bring greater benefits to both peoples, and to make a positive contribution to promoting regional peace and development.
Regardless of how the international landscape evolves, the firm stance of the Chinese Party and government, which attaches great importance to the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK, will remain unchanged. The steadfast support of Kim Jong-un for leading the socialist cause of the DPRK will remain unchanged. And the determination to safeguard the common interests of both sides and maintain a favorable strategic environment will remain unchanged, said Xi Jinping.
He expressed confidence that under the leadership of the WPK headed by Kim Jong-un, the people of the DPRK will fully implement the decisions and resolutions of the 9th Congress of the WPK and continue to achieve new and greater successes in their socialist cause.
gnews.cz / CMG
```