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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping(4th L)
talks with Yang Hyong Sop (3rd R), vice president of the Presidium of the
Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK) during a meeting in Pyongyang, capital of the DPRK, on June 17,
2008. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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PYONGYANG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday made a five-point proposal to strengthen
bilateral ties and cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK).
Xi, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the
proposal while meeting with Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of
DPRK's Supreme People's Assembly.
Firstly, Xi proposed maintaining the trend of mutual
exchange of visits by high ranking officials, and strengthening political
communication and close relations between the Chinese Communist Party and the
Worker's Party of Korea.
China will continue to exchange views on governance
and party construction with the DPRK, maintaining communication on important
issues, he said.
Second, he proposed the observance of "China-DPRK
Friendship Year" in 2009 -- the 60th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The third point of his proposal is that both sides
should strive to deepen cooperation in agriculture, light industry, information
industry, technology, transportation and infrastructure construction in the
border areas.
It should be a win-win cooperation, resulting in
mutual benefits, the Chinese vice president said.
China will encourage large and creditable enterprises
to invest in the DPRK, he said, adding that the two sides could upgrade a number
of ports to enhance their loading and unloading capacity.
Fourth, Xi proposed the promotion of bilateral
cultural exchanges.
China will welcome artists' groups from the DPRK to
the 10th Asian Art Festival in September and will continue to send high-level
art groups to the International Spring Art Festival held in Pyongyang each
April, he said.
Finally, the Chinese vice president also proposed to
strengthen bilateral coordination and cooperation in the six-party talks on the
DPRK nuclear issue, and within the framework of the United Nations, to protect
the interests of both countries.
Chinese vice president underscores
friendship with DPRK
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Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, June 17, 2008. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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PYONGYANG, June 17
(Xinhua) -- The new Chinese leadership will, as always, attach great importance
to the development of friendly relations with the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK), Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday. Full story
Backgounder: Major events in
development of Sino-DPRK relations
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi
Jinping began an official good-will visit to the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK) Tuesday at the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers'
Party of Korea (WPK) and the DPRK government. Full story
Chinese vice president kicks off visit
to DPRK
PYONGYANG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese
Vice President Xi Jinping arrived here Tuesday morning on an official good-will
visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).Full story
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