▲ Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watch a military parade during a welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang on June 8.
Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that North Korea-China relations are at a "new historical starting point" this year, adding that the leaders of the two countries reached an "important consensus" during his state visit to North Korea.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), President Xi made these remarks in a return speech at a banquet held at the Mokran House in Pyongyang following the North Korea-China summit yesterday (June 8).
President Xi remarked, "The two countries have always shared the same destiny, and the traditional China-North Korea friendship is an invincible bond with a long history."
In his earlier welcoming speech, Chairman Kim Jong-un expressed his willingness to "guide the North Korea-China friendship to a new height and develop it into a model of the strongest and most strategic relations between socialist countries."
The KCNA reported that Chairman Kim mentioned how the summit and meeting "reaffirmed the will to build a beautiful future for the people of both countries together on the path of the struggle for socialism."
Last night, a performance welcoming President Xi was held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium.
The leaders of both countries and their spouses attended the event, which featured songs from both North Korea and China.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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