North Korea's Kim tells Xi he wants to strengthen relationship with China

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing, China, September 4, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA./File Photo

SEOUL:North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping that North Korea's stand is to continue to develop in-depth relations of friendship with China, North Korean state media KCNA said on Saturday (March 28).

Kim said he is pleased to note that traditional North Korea-China relations are being lifted to an even higher stage, since the agreement reached when Kim met Xi in Beijing in September.

Kim was replying to a message sent by Xi congratulating Kim on his reappointment as president of state affairs. - Reuters