It was hosted by the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the Central Committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association.

Present there on invitation were Ambassador Liu Hongcai and staff members of the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang.

Also attending the reception were Minister of Public Health Choe Chang Sik who is chairman of the Central Committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association and officials concerned.

Choe Chang Sik, addressing the reception, said the signing of the historic treaty by President Kim Il Sung and Premier Zhou Enlai laid a legal foundation for boosting the DPRK-China relations in various fields.

Choe said that the two countries have stepped up socialist construction and constantly developed the friendly and cooperative relations supporting each other in the spirit of the treaty.

He wished the Chinese people greater success under the guidance of the Communist Party of China led by General Secretary Hu Jintao.

Liu Hongcai said in his speech that the treaty was signed in the interests of the two peoples to strengthen unity, deepen friendship, promote cooperation and defend peace.

Despite the complicated international situation, the two parties, governments and peoples have steadily developed the Sino-DPRK friendship through tightened cooperation, he added.

He expressed belief that the people of the DPRK would register bigger success in building a thriving socialist nation under the leadership of the dear respected Kim Jong Un.