North Korea and China Strengthen Friendship at 2024 New Year’s Banquet

The North Korean Embassy in China held a New Year’s banquet for 2024 on the 22nd, according to the Rodong Sinmun.

The newspaper reported on the 25th, “The banquet was attended by invitees from various sectors including Wang Dongming, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Military Commission, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Defense, the Judiciary, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Immigration Administration, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Communist Youth League, and the All-China Women’s Federation.”

“North Korean ambassador to China, Ri Ryong Nam, and embassy staff attended the event.

Ambassador Ri Ryong Nam said in his banquet speech, “The two countries are continuously and solidly developing, generation after generation, based on the deep trust and friendly relationship established between General Secretary Kim Jong Un and President Xi Jinping.”

Vice Chairman Wang Dongming of the National People’s Congress of China responded, “The traditional friendship between North Korea and China, which has been deepened continuously in the historical process of socialist construction and tested in the changes of the international situation, is a valuable asset shared by the people of both countries.”

The newspaper added, “The banquet participants wished for the health of General Secretary Kim Jong Un and President Xi Jinping.”