The treaty personally signed by the leaders of the elder generations of the two countries served as firm legal foundations for permanently consolidating and strengthening the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations. It also made a great contribution to developing the friendly relations between the two countries and advancing the cause of socialism generation after generation, the article says, goes on:

The leaders of the elder generations of the two countries closely cooperated with their hands firmly held each other on the road toward anti-imperialist independence, peace and the cause of socialism. This warm comradeship is seen as every glorious page in the history of DPRK-China friendship.

The DPRK-China friendly relations are now growing stronger on a new high stage, thanks to the deep friendship between the top leaders of the two countries.

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and Comrade Xi Jinping deepened their comradely confidence and forged special friendship through several meetings, demonstrating to the world the immutability and invincibility of the DPRK-China friendship.

Our people sincerely hope that the fraternal Chinese people would achieve the final victory in combating the worldwide pandemic under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and register successes in their drive for overall construction of a comprehensively well-off society this year.

We fully support all the measures taken by the Chinese party and government for safeguarding the country's sovereignty and security and territorial integrity and will always stand by the Chinese people in the struggle for defending the cause of socialism.