Communist Internet Saturday 3rd May 2000 9.30pm gmt Kim Jong Il Concludes Visit to China Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) National Defence Commission, concluded his three-day unofficial visit to China on Wednesday, a spokesman of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) announced Thursday. Beginning his visit on May 29, Kim was invited by Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and president of the People's Republic of China. Jiang and Kim held talks in the Great Hall of the People during the visit. Jiang also hosted a banquet to welcome Kim and his party. Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Peng, who is also Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Zhu Rongji, also premier of the State Council, Li Ruihuan, also Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Hu Jintao, also vice-president of China, met with Kim on separate occasions as well as leading members of Kim's entourage. Leaders of the two countries exchanged views and reached consensus on major issues of common concern in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. Their topics involved relations between the Worker's Party of Korea and the CPC, and international and regional situation. Leaders of the two countries agreed that the friendship between China and the DPRK was forged and developed by the older generation of the proletarian leaders in both countries. late Chairman Mao Zedong, late Premier Zhou Enlai, late Comrade Deng Xiaoping and late President Kim Il Sung had paid great attention and care to China- DPRK friendship. The leaders of the two countries also agreed that to strengthen and develop the friendly relations between China and the DPRK will meet the common desire of people in both countries and serve the fundamental interests of the two peoples at the turn of the century when international situation changes constantly and complicatedly. It will also be conducive to... http://www.billkath.demon.co.uk/cw/kim/kim.html
