China, North Korea pledge ‘dynamic development’ as Li Qiang, Kim Jong-un meet

Beijing is ready to deepen collaboration with Pyongyang to advance a “more just and equitable” international order, visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang

told North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as the two neighbours spotlighted their “unwavering” ties.

It remains China’s “unwavering” policy to maintain, consolidate and develop the traditional friendship and cooperation with North Korea

, Li said during the meeting on Thursday, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.

“China is willing to work with North Korea to … closely coordinate and cooperate in international and regional affairs, strengthen multilateral collaboration, firmly safeguard and practice multilateralism and promote the development of the international order in a more just and equitable direction,” he added.

According to North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim echoed that it was also the “unwavering” stand of Pyongyang to further strengthen and develop friendly and cooperative relations with Beijing “in line with the demands of the times”.

“Our party, government and people, together with the Chinese comrades, will promote more dynamic development of DPRK-China relations in the common struggle for realising the socialist cause,” Kim said, using the acronym of North Korea’s official name.