Beijing, September 26 (KCNA correspondent) -- Talks were held between Choe Yong Rim, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Wen Jiabao, premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, at the Great Hall of the People on Monday.

Present there from the DPRK side were Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Ri Su Yong, chairman of the Committee of Joint Venture and Investment, Ri Ryong Nam, minister of Foreign Trade, Kim Sok Jun, minister of State Construction Control, Kim Pong Chol, minister of Commerce, Jang Chol, president of the State Academy of Sciences, Kim Song Gi, vice-foreign minister, Ri Jong Chol, vice-minister of Metal Industry, and Ji Jae Ryong, DPRK ambassador to China.

Present there from the Chinese side were Zhang Ping, head of the National Development and Reform Committee, Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce, Zhang Zhijun, Executive Vice－Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liu Hongcai, Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK, the vice-minister of Culture, Liu Zhenmin, assistant to the foreign minister, and the secretary of the premier.

At the talks the two sides exchanged views on boosting the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations and the issues of mutual concern.

The DPRK side said that the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations are being put onto a new stage of development in various fields in the spirit of the agreement reached between the top leaders of the two countries.

The joint grand commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in July this year marked an occasion in powerfully demonstrating the solidness and vitality of the DPRK-China relations at home and abroad, the DPRK side noted.

It clarified the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government to boost friendship, unity and true cooperation between the DPRK and China and successfully inherit the baton of the DPRK-China friendship, the precious asset of the two peoples.

The Chinese side said that the mutual visits and meetings of the top leaders of the two countries are playing a great role in promoting the development of the bilateral relations.

It is the steadfast policy of the Chinese party and government to attach importance to the traditional Sino-DPRK relations on a strategic level and steadily strengthen them, the Chinese side noted.

It expressed the will to keep the trend of high-level mutual visits and strengthen strategic understanding to consolidate the foundation of the bilateral relations.

The talks proceeded in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.