Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met and had a friendly talk with the DPRK delegation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Nov. 24. The delegation headed by Vice-Minister Kim Song Gi is on a visit to China.

Yang Jiechi said the friendly relations between the two countries have developed to a new stage in recent years.

He referred to the fact that General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited China two times this year and reached common understanding with the leading officials of China in developing the relations between the two parties and countries.

The cross-visits by high ranking officials have gained momentum and the 50th anniversary of the treaty of Sino-DPRK friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance was celebrated in a big way, he noted.

He congratulated the Korean people on their successful efforts to open the gate to a thriving nation under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea headed by Kim Jong Il.