Reception marks 45th anniversary of Sino-DPRK friendship treaty
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-11 20:54
A reception was held in Beijing Tuesday, marking the 45th anniversary of the
signing of a friendship treaty between China and the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Xu Jialu, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress of China, and Yang Hyong Sop, vice president of the Presidium of the
Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK attended the reception.
The two sides hailed the friendship of the two countries since the treaty,
namely, Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China
and the DPRK, was signed 45 years ago.
Yang arrived in Beijing Tuesday morning for a five-day visit. Chinese
President Hu Jintao met with him this afternoon. Chinese top legislator Wu
Bangguo will met with him Wednesday.
The reception was held by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship
with Foreign Countries and the China-DPRK Friendship Association.
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