Zhao Luji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress met yesterday in Pyongyang with the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un, expressing Beijing's readiness to work together with the neighboring country to strengthen cooperation and deepen trust, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
Zhao, wrapping up his tour that began on Thursday, is the most senior Chinese official to visit North Korea since 2018.
„No matter how the international situation changes, the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK, created and nurtured by the old generation of leaders on both sides, remains deeply rooted and strong,” Zhao said in a speech quoted by China's Xinhua news agency. .
In his speech at the opening ceremony of the China-DPRK Friendship Year, Zhao noted that the leaders of the two countries have met five times in the past year.