DPRK top leader meets Chinese presidential envoy

• Source: Xinhua
• [15:35 September 18 2009]
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Kim Jong Il(front L4), top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Dai Bingguo(front L3) in Pyongyang, Sep.17, 2009.(Xinhua Photo)

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) met and held talks Friday in Pyongyang with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Dai Bingguo on bilateral ties and other issues of common concern.

In a letter delivered by Dai to Kim,  President Hu said that the Chinese party and government have attached great importance to the relationship between China and the DPRK.

Hu said that China has always considered China-DPRK's friendship the treasure of the two parties, two countries and the two peoples.

In the spirit of carrying forward the tradition, facing to the future, developing the good-neighborly relations and strengthening cooperation, China is ready to consolidate and develop the relationship between the two countries, he added.

It is China's consistent goal to realize denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and safeguard and promote peace, stability and development of Northeast Asia, said the Chinese president, adding that China is ready to spare no effort to work with the DPRK to realize such goals.

Kim thanked the Chinese president for sending the envoy to bring him the letter and asked Dai to convey his greetings and best wishes to Hu.