
China's top diplomat Wang Yi hosted North Korea's international affairs chief Kim Song-nam in Beijing, vowing to advance bilateral ties and implement leaders' consensus.
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China and North Korea maintain diplomatic and historical ties, frequently exchanging delegations between party officials.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi struck an upbeat tone on the relationship between the two countries when he hosted a visiting delegation led by Kim Song-nam, the international affairs chief of the Workers’ Party of Korea, in Beijing.
“China is ready to work with the DPRK [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] to resolutely carry out the key consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and to advance bilateral ties towards deeper, greater, substantive and better development,” Wang told Kim.

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