Wang Yi said that the tasks facing the diplomatic fields of the two countries are very important in thoroughly implementing the common ideas shared by the top leaders of the two countries, hoping that the two countries would actively develop the bilateral relations this year that marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations between China and the DPRK.

Ri Kil Song referred to the traditional DPRK-China friendship developing at an unprecedented level and underlined the need to intensify the strategic communication and cooperation between the diplomatic fields of the two countries and further the mutual exchange and cooperation in various fields.