Pak Thae-song, Politburo Standing Committee member, vice chairman of the DPRK State Affairs Commission and premier, arrived in Beijing on the morning of the 10th to begin a three-day official visit to attend the 65th anniversary of the China‑DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with the DPRK, deepen exchanges and cooperation, and, guided by important consensus between the

Pak Thae-song, Politburo Standing Committee member, vice chairman of the DPRK State Affairs Commission and premier, arrived in Beijing on the morning of the 10th to begin a three-day official visit to attend the 65th anniversary of the China‑DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with the DPRK, deepen exchanges and cooperation, and, guided by important consensus between the top leaders of the two parties and states, advance traditional bilateral ties.