By Reuters Staff
SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the significance of cooperation between the two countries, North Koreaâs state media KCNA reported on Saturday.
In a message to Kim, Xi said China is ready to work, together with the Korean side, to steadily develop the China-DPRK relations of friendship and cooperation … âunder a new situationâ, KCNA said.
The Democratic Peopleâs Republic of Korea (DPRK) is North Koreaâs official name.
KCNA did not further elaborate on the nature of âa new situation.â
