Chinese President Pledges Cooperation With North Korea - Yonhap Report
Posted on: Saturday, 15 October 2005, 06:00 CDT
Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap
Seoul, 15 October: Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent a telegram to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to pledge continued cooperation between the two countries, the North's Radio Pyongyang reported Saturday [15 October].
In the telegram sent Thursday to Kim and other North Korean leaders, Hu said, "China will continue strengthening the bilateral friendly cooperative relationship between the (communist) parties, governments and peoples of the two countries under the spirit of maintaining tradition, seeking future-oriented relationship and enhancing friendly cooperation."
Hu sent the telegram in response to the congratulatory telegram Kim delivered to the Chinese president on the occasion of the 10 October National Holiday of China.
China is considered the closest ally of and biggest donator to the impoverished North.
China currently hosts the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions, which also includes South Korea, the United States, Russia and Japan.
"We sincerely wish the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will get stronger and prosper and our brotherly DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] people could enjoy happy lives," the Chinese president said in the telegram.
DPRK is the official name of North Korea.
Source: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific
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