North Korea and China Discuss Over ‘Cultural Exchange’

North Korean Foreign Minister Park Myung-ho met with Liu Huiyan,  director of the Propaganda Department of the Liaoning Provincial Committee, on the 30th to discuss ways to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between North Korea’s North Pyongan province and China’s Liaoning province, and between Sinuiju and Dandong.

According to the Chinese Embassy in North Korea, Minister Park met with a cultural delegation from China’s Liaoning province, who visited North Korea to attend the ‘North Korea-China Friendship Lunar New Year Event,’ and discussed the deepening of North Korea-China relations.

Both North Korea and China mentioned that they will elevate their relations to a new level on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and the Chinese embassy reported that they had agreed on preparations for major activities this year.

Liu Huiyan stated, “Exchanges and cooperation in the cultural field are an important part of the relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), and a crucial element of the ‘Year of China-North Korea Friendship.’ Cultural exchanges between the two countries will gather public sentiment and promote development, providing new momentum for exchanges and cooperation in various fields,” expressing his expectations.

By. Sae Rim Park