Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n) met with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao and a PRC delegation in Pyongyang on 25 July (Thursday). The Chinese delegation arrived in Pyongyang on earlier in the day for a three-day visit to participate in events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of active hostilities of the Fatherland Liberation War (Korean War).
According to Xinhua‘s English-language service Li told Kim Jong Un “the anniversary was a chance to remember the outstanding sons and daughters of China and the DPRK who sacrificed their lives to defend their homelands. ”Reviewing history, we deeply feel that today’s peace is hard earned and should be cherished doubly.” Li also said that “the China-DPRK relationship was entering a new period that built on the past and prepared for the future” and that “China was willing to work with the DPRK to strengthen mutual trust and communications, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields and advance bilateral ties.” According to Xinhua Li also “noted that, as a neighbor of the Korean Peninsula, China persisted in the realization of its denuclearization and the maintenance of its peace and stability. China insisted problems should be solved by dialog and negotiation. Li said China would like to push the resumption of the Six-Party Talks and devote itself to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula together with all related parties, in a bid to achieve peace in the region.”
According to Xinhua Kim Jong Un said “the Workers’ Party of Korea and the DPRK people would remember the martyrs of the DPRK and China who sacrificed in the war forever” and that “the DPRK highly regarded the great achievements of China’s socialist cause, and valued its traditional friendship with China.” Kim Jong Un added that “his country was willing to promote its communication and cooperation with China, and push the development of the two countries’ relationship.” Kim Jong Un also remarked that “the DPRK was dedicated to developing its economy and improving its people’s lives, which required a stable outer environment. The DPRK support China’s efforts to restart the Six-Party Talks and would like to make efforts with all parties to protect the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula.”
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