(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) BEIJING - Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of theCommunist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, will pay a state visit tothe Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from June 20 to 21, at theinvitation of Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairmanof the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK.
Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the International Department of the CPCCentral Committee, made the announcement here on Monday.
This will be the first visit to the DPRK by the top leader of the CPCand China's head of state in 14 years, and also General Secretary Xi's firstvisit to the country since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Song Tao,head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said hereMonday when briefing the press on the upcoming visit.
The visit, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishmentof China-DPRK diplomatic ties, is of great significance for efforts to build onpast successes to further advance bilateral relationship, Song said.
Noting that China and the DPRK are good neighbors with a well-established andlong history of bilateral ties, Song said the CPC and the Chinese governmenthave always attached great importance to the relations with the DPRK.
The two politicalparties and two countries have maintained the tradition of high-level visitssince forging diplomatic ties 70 years ago, and have conducted cooperation andexchanges in culture, education, science and technology, sports, and in areasimportant to people's livelihood, he said.
Stressing that theCPC and the Chinese government have stayed committed to the China-DPRK tiessince the 18th CPC National Congress, Song said Xi and Kim have met four timesin less than a year, exchanging in-depth views on bilateral ties and thesituation on the Korean Peninsula and reaching a series of important consensus,which opened a new chapter for China-DPRK relations.
Both sides haveagreed that it is in the interests of the two countries and the two peoples tosafeguard, consolidate and develop bilateral relations, said Song.
Both sides haveagreed to encourage parties concerned to cherish the hard-won momentum ofdialogue and alleviation of tension on the peninsula, stick to the goal ofdenuclearization, safeguard the peace and stability on the peninsula, and solvethe Korean Peninsula issue through dialogue and consultation, Song said.
China supports theDPRK in implementing the new strategic line, focusing on developing economy andimproving people's livelihood and steadfastly following a path that suits itsnational condition, he said.
Both sides haveagreed to continue to give full play to the important role of party-to-partyexchanges, enhance strategic communication and mutual trust so as to safeguardcommon interests, Song said.
The DPRK attachedgreat importance to the upcoming visit and will receive Xi and his entouragewith warm hospitality, said Song.
According to him,during the visit, Xi will meet and hold talks with Kim and pay homage to theFriendship Tower. The two leaders will review the development of bilateral tiesin the past 70 years, and have an in-depth exchange of views on the bilateralties in the new era so as to guide the future development.
The two sides willfurther exchange views on the Korean Peninsula situation in the hope ofachieving progress in promoting the political settlement of the issue, Songsaid.
The two will alsobrief each other on their own countries' development, he added.
China believes thatwith joint efforts of both sides, Xi's visit will be a success that will open anew chapter of the relations between the two parties and the two countries andmake new contribution to regional peace, stability and prosperity, said Song.(Xinhua)
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