Xu Yongji, head of the delegation of the Ministry of Education of China, noted that the traditional Sino-DPRK friendship was provided by revolutionaries of the elder generation of China and President Kim Il Sung, expressing hope that the Korean people would make greater successes in socialist construction in the spirit of self-reliance and fortitude, true to the leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

Zhan Tao, president of Jilin University, who led the delegation of Chinese universities said that
Kim Jong Il's visit to China contributed to putting the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries onto a new stage, adding that the members of the delegation would positively contribute to the development of the Sino-DPRK friendly relations through their diverse cooperation and exchange.

Li Qingzhou, chairman of the Xiamen Association for International Friendly Contact, who led the delegation of the Local Association for International Friendly Contact of China noted that he was pleased with the fact that the Sino-DPRK friendly relations with a long history and tradition are growing stronger under the deep care of the top leaders of the two countries, stressing that the traditional Sino-DPRK friendship would be evergreen.