The statement said that his visit to China marked a significant occasion in further deepening the friendly feelings and comradely fraternity forged between the top leaders of the two parties and two countries.

The visit greatly contributed to giving a powerful impetus to the sacred struggle of the two peoples for socialist construction and national reunification, achieving the peace and stability in Northeast Asia including the Korean Peninsula and the rest of the world, strengthening the unity and cooperation among the progressive people aspiring after independence and advancing the human cause of independence against imperialism, noted the statement.

The preparatory committee wishes the Korean people great successes in their drive to achieve national reunification and build a great prosperous and powerful socialist nation, it stated, adding:

The committee firmly believes that the DPRK government would surely bring about good fruition in its efforts to denuclearize the peninsula and bring peace and stability to Northeast Asia and the rest of the world.