China News Desk!! Pyongyang’s state media said on Saturday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that the two countries should provide strategic guidance on bilateral relations. According to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), after Kim received Xi’s message, Kim thanked the North Korean leader for congratulating him on being re-elected as China’s president. In the message, Xi attaches great importance to the relations between the two sides and the two countries, expressing his desire to accelerate the development of the socialist cause of the two countries and promote regional peace, stability, development and prosperity by strengthening strategic guidance . China’s new ambassador to North Korea, Wang Yajun, who began his official activities earlier this week, delivered the message to Kim Song-nam, director of the international department of the North’s ruling party’s Central Committee, according to KCNA. Wang’s arrival comes amid speculation that North Korea will soon resume trade with China after years of closing its border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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