China willing to enhance North Korean ties, top legislator says on visit

13/4/2024 12:08

        China's leadership is willing to work with its North Korean counterparts to deepen trust and boost cooperation, China's top legislator Zhao Leji said in a speech in Pyongyang published by the official Xinhua news agency late on Friday.
        
        Zhao is on an official goodwill visit to North Korea from Thursday to Saturday and made the speech at the opening ceremony for China-DPRK Friendship Year, Xinhua said.
        
        DPRK refers to the initials of the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
        
        Zhao is the highest ranking Chinese official to visit the North since 2018 when Li Zhanshu attended the 70th anniversary of the North's founding.
        
        Zhao noted, the country's top leaders have met five times in recent years.