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NK leader congratulates Xi on re-election as communist party's chief
By YonhapPublished : Oct. 26, 2017 - 09:29
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping for being re-elected as the head of the communist party, expressing his conviction for better bilateral ties, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday.
Kim sent a congratulatory message to Xi on Wednesday after the Chinese leader was elected as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the country's latest party congress, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
The message "expressed the conviction that the relations between the two parties and the two countries would develop in the interests of the peoples of the two countries," the KCNA reported.
It marked the first time since February that North Korea's state media mentioned Xi in its reports.
China wrapped up its weeklong 19th party congress Tuesday, in which Xi cemented his power as he entered his second five-year term. His name and ideology were enshrined in the country's constitution, elevating his status to that of Mao Zedong.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea last week sent a relatively short congratulatory message to China on the opening of the party congress amid strained relations between Pyongyang and Beijing.
North Korea's ties with China, its main ally and economic benefactor, have been frayed over Pyongyang's persistent advancement of its nuclear and missile programs. China has implemented UN sanctions on North Korea over its nuke and missile tests.
In an indication of the strained relationship, North Korea sent a shorter message this time than that sent in 2012 when Xi was first elected as the party's general secretary at the 18th party congress. It also left out North Korea's assessment of the two nations' traditional ties. (Yonhap)
