Pyongyang, August 6 (KCNA) -- Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, met and had a friendly talk with the friendship delegation of the Communist Party of China led by Luo Shugang, permanent deputy head of the Publicity Department of its Central Committee, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Thursday.
On the occasion the head of the delegation noted that the traditional Sino-DPRK friendship was provided by the elder revolutionaries and that the two parties and countries have supported and cooperated with each other for many years.
It is the steadfast stand of the Chinese party and government to consolidate and develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, he said, expressing belief that the bilateral friendship would continue to be strengthened under the deep care of General Secretary Hu Jintao and General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
He hoped that the Korean people would achieve signal successes in the efforts to open the gate to a great prosperous and powerful nation by displaying the spirit of self-reliance and fortitude under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
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