President Xi Jinping congratulated top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un on Wednesday on the 72nd anniversary of the country's founding, saying he is willing to work with Kim to enhance the two nations' traditional friendship and cooperation.
In a message to Kim, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, conveyed warm congratulations and greetings to the WPK, the DPRK government and people on behalf of the CPC, the Chinese government and people.
Xi said since it was founded 72 years ago, the DPRK has achieved robust development in its socialist cause under the leadership of the WPK.
In recent years, he said, the WPK and the DPRK people, led by Kim, have carried out new strategic lines, stayed focused on economic development, actively promoted international exchanges and cooperation and made significant results.
As a friendly neighbor of the DPRK, China is happy about the progress in the country, Xi added.
He stressed the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK are common treasures of the two parties, countries and peoples.
Xi mentioned the meetings with Kim in past years and the important consensus they reached during those meetings, adding they have guided the relationship between the two parties and the two countries into a new historic period.
The China-DPRK friendship has been further strengthened by the countries' mutual support and assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak, he said.
Noting he attaches great importance to the development of bilateral ties, Xi said he stands ready to work with Kim to make new achievements in enhancing China-DPRK cooperation in order to benefit the two countries and the two peoples and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
He expressed wishes the DPRK would be more prosperous and its people live happy and healthy lives.
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