Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Song Nam, alternate member of the Political Bureau and director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) who is on a visit to China as head of a WPK delegation, met and had a friendly talk with Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, at the Great Hall of the People on March 22.

The head of the WPK delegation courteously conveyed warm greetings from the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to Cai Qi.

Cai Qi expressed deep gratitude for this and asked Kim Song Nam to convey his respects to Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the WPK.

Kim Song Nam stressed the need to exchange good experience in various fields, including party building and state management, and boost strategic and tactical cooperation as the DPRK-China relations and socialist construction in the two countries have entered a new stage of development under the direct leadership of the leaders of the two parties.

Cai Qi warmly welcomed the delegation of the WPK on a visit to China in the year of China-DPRK friendship, and said that the delegation's visit served as an important occasion in further strengthening the friendly relations between the two parties.

He stated that the China-DPRK friendship formed in blood has greeted a brighter future under the strategic guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Kim Jong Un. The CPC will boost mutual communication and beef up practical cooperation together with the WPK, true to the noble will of the top leaders of the two parties, thus actively promoting the further development of the friendly relations between the two parties and two countries this year marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, he pointed out.

Saying that he was pleased that the WPK has achieved great achievements in the party building, economic development and the improvement of the people's living standards with the idea of believing in the people as in Heaven and the people-first principle, he wished the Korean people steady progress in accomplishing the cause of socialist construction under the leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Un.

Present at the talk were members of the WPK delegation, DPRK Ambassador to China Ri Ryong Nam, head Liu Jianchao and officials of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the CPC. -0-