Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- Pak Myong Ho, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK who is on a visit to China met Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and foreign minister of the People's Republic of China, at the Great Hall of the People on Monday.

At the talk they expressed the stand to further expand friendly exchange and cooperation between the two countries and boost strategic and tactical cooperation with each other in 2024 marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and China, true to the noble intention of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries.

The talk proceeded in a comradely and friendly atmosphere.

Present there were Ri Ryong Nam, DPRK ambassador to China, and Sun Weidong, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. -0-