Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA): The historic Pyongyang meeting between the top leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China was arranged again at a time when the traditional DPRK-China friendship, forged in the long journey for independence against imperialism, peace and the accomplishment of the socialist cause, weathering all hard-ships of the times, is being developed at a new strategic level.

Xi Jinping's visit to the DPRK in the significant year marking the 65th anniversary of the conclusion of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance serves as the important and meaningful one in developing the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations, the strategic option and valuable common asset of the two parties and the peoples of the two countries.

The national flags of the two countries were fluttering at the flagstaffs.

Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju came to Pyongyang International Airport to greet Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.

Present at the airport were Wang Yajun, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and his embassy officials.

Xi Jinping's private plane landed at the airport at noon on Monday.

Kim Jong Un had an impressive meeting with Xi Jinping.

Kim Jong Un shook hands with Xi Jinping, expressing his pleasure over their reunion in Pyongyang nine months after the significant meeting in Beijing last September.

Xi Jinping expressed his deep thanks to Kim Jong Un for warmly welcoming him, while giving his impressions of revisit to Pyongyang in seven years.

Accompanying him were Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee and minister of Foreign Affairs, Liu Haixing, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Tang Fangyu, director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, Dong Jun, minister of National Defence of the PRC, Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Committee of the PRC, Wang Wentao, minister of Commerce of the PRC, and other entourage members.

Lovely children presented bunches of flowers to Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.

Xi Jinping's private car left the airport, escorted by motorcycles.

In Sunan District and along streets including Rimhung and Saeppyol streets, Pyongyang citizens warmly welcomed Xi Jinping who has come with warm feelings of friendship of the fraternal Chinese people towards the DPRK people.

Citizens gave a welcome with the warm feelings of friendship and solidarity deeply rooted in the hearts of the peoples of the two countries and firmly based on the comradely relationship. 

The Korean people are warmly welcoming the goodwill mission of the fraternal Chinese people on a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the greatest state guest.

A ceremony took place at Kim Il Sung Square on June 8 to welcome Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China.

Seen at the square with the national flags of the DPRK and China fluttering were the guard of honor and the honorary cavalry of the Korean People's Army and the Central Military Band of the Ministry of National Defence.

Attending the ceremony were Pak Thae Song, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., Workers' Party of Korea, vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., WPK, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Jae Ryong and Ri Il Hwan, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the C.C., WPK, Kim Song Nam, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., WPK, Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, and Kim Su Gil, chief secretary of the Pyongyang Municipal Committee of the WPK.

Pyongyang citizens, youth and students and children were standing with national flags of the two countries and flowers.

Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, came to the venue for the ceremony.

Xi Jinping's private car arrived at Kim Il Sung Square.

Amid the playing of welcome music, Kim Jong Un, together with his wife Ri Sol Ju, warmly greeted Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.

Kim Jong Un introduced to Xi Jinping senior Party, government and military officials of the DPRK.

Kim Jong Un exchanged greetings with entourage members of the Chinese side including Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee and minister of Foreign Affairs, Liu Haixing, head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, Tang Fangyu, director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, Dong Jun, minister of National Defence of the PRC, Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Committee of the PRC, and Wang Wentao, minister of Commerce of the PRC.

A ceremony of welcoming Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, began.
A 21-gun salute was fired amid the solemn playing of the national anthems of the PRC and the DPRK.

Xi Jinping received a salute from the chief of the KPA guard of honor.
Guided by Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping reviewed the KPA guard of honor.

There took place a march-past of the KPA guard of honor.

When the welcoming ceremony was over, loud cheers were raised.

Xi Jinping expressed heartfelt thanks to the Korean Party, government and people for their hospitality.

The masses broke into enthusiastic cheers, looking up to the top leaders who are further consolidating the ties of DPRK-China friendship, which have steadily maintained their nature century after century and generation after generation, and energetically guiding them to the strategic expansion and development in conformity with the requirements of the new era and the aspirations and wishes of the peoples of the two countries.

The top leaders of the DPRK and China warmly waved back to the cheering masses. Xi Jinping's private car headed toward the Kumsusan State Guesthouse, lodging quarters, getting an ovation along the route.

Kim Jong Un accompanied Xi Jinping to his lodgings.

The Pyongyang meeting overflowing with close friendship and warm feelings between the top leaders of the two countries was clearly recorded in history as an event of showing once again the DPRK-China relationship that has invariably carried forward the good tradition generation after generation and is making a new history of friendship and solidarity for the more beautiful future.

Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, had talks with Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on June 8.

Kim Jong Un came to the Kumsusan State Guesthouse to exchange warm greetings with Xi Jinping and had a photo taken against the background of the national flags of the two countries.

Present at the talks from the DPRK side were Kim Jae Ryong and Ri Il Hwan, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Song Nam, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the WPK Central Committee and director of the International Department of the C.C., WPK, Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, and Kim Tok Hun, first vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet.

Present from the Chinese side were Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the C.C., CPC and minister of Foreign Affairs, Liu Haixing, head of the International Liaison Department of the C.C., CPC, Tang Fangyu, director of the Policy Research Office of the C.C., CPC, Dong Jun, minister of National Defence of the PRC, Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Committee of the PRC, Wang Wentao, minister of Commerce of the PRC, and other entourage members and Wang Yajun, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK.

Kim Jong Un warmly welcomed Xi Jinping, who has visited Pyongyang in seven years, as the greatest state guest, saying that your visit to Pyongyang as the first foreign trip for this year is an expression of your top priority to the DPRK-China friendship as well as the most encouraging support to the Korean people. Pyongyang deems it as its honor, he said, adding your current visit will mark an important occasion of showing once again that the DPRK and China have always stood together on the right side of history for independence and justice and their relations are definitely solid as they have stood the trials of history under any international upheavals.

Mentioning the constancy and invincibility of the DPRK-China relationship which is special in terms of the tradition of friendship, the common cause of socialism and the invariable inheritance, he gave a high appreciation of the fact that exchange and cooperation between the two countries have vigorously developed in various aspects after the Beijing meeting in September of 2025.

He affirmed that the WPK and the DPRK government will as ever maintain the DPRK-China friendship as the most important top-priority strategic work and do their utmost to strengthen the bilateral relations into a model of the relationship between socialist states and into an invariably special, genuine and solid strategic relationship and that this is our immutable choice and will.

Our party, government and people are rejoiced over the fact that the Chinese party, government and people have achieved great world-startling successes in building a modern socialist country and raised their international position to the absolute height under the wise guidance of Xi Jinping, he said, stating that, no matter how the situation may change, our party and government will fully support the policy and stand of the Chinese party and government to defend the core interests on the "one-China" principle.

Expressing his impressions of his revisit to beautiful Pyongyang, Xi Jinping said he was pleased that in recent years Kim Jong Un has made important achievements, guiding the Korean-style socialism.

He said that the Chinese party and government will remain unchanged in their firm stand to place great importance on the traditional China-DPRK friendship, their firm support to the socialist cause of the DPRK led by Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un and their firm determination to defend the common interests of the both sides and good strategic environment no matter how the international situation may change.

He expressed his willingness to promote greater advance of the China-DPRK relations along with the times by providing a blueprint for the development of the China-DPRK relations in the new era together with Kim Jong Un, with his visit as an opportunity, and steadily boosting exchange and cooperation and thus to make a positive contribution to accomplishing the socialist cause of the two countries and promoting the wellbeing of the two peoples and promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region and rest of the world.

The top leaders of the DPRK and China sincerely exchanged the experience gained in party- and state-building in the course of advancing the socialist cause and discussed important issues for putting the traditional DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations on a more solid basis.

They also agreed to hold celebrations, further strengthen the strategic communication through high-level visits between the two parties and two countries and expand and develop exchanges and cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the conclusion of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, in order to open a new chapter of the development of the DPRK-China relations.

The talks exchanged views on international and regional issues, discussed the issues for boosting the strategic coordination and cooperation between the two parties and two countries, firmly defending the sovereignty, security, development and interests of the two countries and jointly defending peace and development in the region and rest of the world in the complicated world political situation and reached a satisfactory consensus of views on them.

The talks took place in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.

The Pyongyang talks between Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, marked a historic occasion of clearly demonstrating the invincibility of the DPRK-China friendship which has steadily developed in the common struggle for accomplishing the socialist cause and making a new milestone for the development of the strategic cooperative relations between the two parties and two countries.