Beijing ready to work with Pyongyang to uphold peace

China stands ready to work with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and other related parties to uphold the political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue and preserve peace and stability on the peninsula, said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

In an exchange of messages with Kim Jong-un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Xi called upon both sides and related parties to make new contributions to regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.

The messages were delivered by Song Tao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Ri Ryong-nam, DPRK ambassador to China, during their meeting on Monday in Beijing.

Xi congratulated Kim again on the success of the Eighth National Congress of the WPK, saying that the traditional friendship between the two nations is the joint precious treasure of both parties, nations and peoples.

He underscored that major changes unseen in a century, coupled with the once-in-a-century pandemic, had led to profound developments in the international and regional situation.

He expressed China's readiness to work with the DPRK to jointly uphold, consolidate and move forward bilateral relations, and enable the socialist cause of both nations to keep yielding new outcomes and better benefit the two peoples.

In his message, Kim spoke highly of the remarkable achievements attained by the CPC and the Chinese people, under Xi's leadership, in managing to contain COVID-19, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and eliminating absolute poverty.

Kim noted that it is the unwavering position of himself, the WPK and the DPRK people to further strengthen bilateral relations and promote the socialist cause.

The DPRK firmly believes that bilateral friendship will be elevated and developed in keeping with the requirements of the current era, he said.