Fourth place in the Chinese Communist Party hierarchy meets ``North Korean executives''... ``Friendship will never waver''

It has been revealed that Kim Seong-nam, North Korea's international director of the Workers' Party of Korea, met with high-ranking Chinese officials. On the 23rd, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea
In Beijing on the 21st, Director Kim met with Wang Huning, chairman of the National People's Political Consultative Conference (a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee), who is fourth in the Chinese Communist Party hierarchy.
In his meeting with President Wang, Director Kim said, ``While the top leaders of both the DPRK and China (China-North Korea) parties have a direct interest in this, the relationship between North Korea and China is limited to a true and solid comradely relationship with socialism at its core.'' No rise
It's flourishing and developing." President Wang said, ``No matter how much the international situation changes, the friendship between China and North Korea, which is the strategic choice of both parties, will never waver.'' ``As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations,
"We will open a new chapter in the development of bilateral relations," he said. The meeting between Director Kim and President Wang was attended by the Director of the United Front of the Communist Party of China, the Vice Chairman of the National People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Director of External Liaison of the Communist Party of China.
Also present were the North Korean ambassador to China.