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China is willing to work with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and other related parties to uphold the political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue and preserve peace and stability on the peninsula, according to Xi Jinping,

general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Xi made the remarks during a verbal exchange with Kim Jong Un, the DPRK's Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) general secretary.

During their meeting on Monday in Beijing, Song Tao, minister of the CPC Central Committee's International Department, and Ri Ryong Nam, DPRK ambassador to China, delivered the messages. Song sent Xi's verbal message to Kim,

in which Xi congratulated Kim on the successful holding of the WPK's eighth congress. The traditional friendship between China and the DPRK, according to Xi, is a valuable treasure shared by the two parties, two nations, and two peoples.

"Under the new situation, the Chinese side stands ready to work with the DPRK comrades to maintain, consolidate and develop China-DPRK relations, and strive to achieve new outcomes in the socialist causes of both countries, so as to bring more benefits to both peoples,"

Xi said in his message.

(The last quote of Xi's text is according to Chinese state media)

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