Pyongyang’s paper praises China- DPRK ties
(VOVWORLD) - The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, on Sunday ran an editorial saying that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and China are seeking ways to further promote the bilateral friendship toward gaining more socialist achievements.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Poyngyang
on September 21, 2019. (Archive photo: AFP/VNA)
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The article was published on the front page to mark the 70th anniversary of China's participation in the Korean War (1950-1953), pointing out that the participation of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) demonstrated the friendship and comradeship.
It described the North Korean-Chinese relationship as special and durable ties saying the relationship has been strengthened in extremely difficult periods.
Earlier North Korean leader Kim Jong-un placed a floral wreath at a cemetery for Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War in Hoechang, South Pyongan Province, central North Korea.