Beijing pledges further relations with Pyongyang
(VOVWORLD) - North Korea’s KCNA reported on Sunday that Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledging to boost relations between the two countries.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a meeting in Pyongyang on September 21, 2019. (Archive photo: AFP/VNA)
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According to KCNA, Mr. Xi’s message was a reply to a letter Mr. Kim sent to the Chinese President last week, praising Beijing for its success in containing the novel coronavirus.
KCNA quoted Mr. Xi as saying that Mr. Kim’s letter demonstrated the solid foundation of the Sino-Korean traditional friendship and its extraordinary vitality.