BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met here on Friday with a delegation from the Rodong Sinmun, the leading official newspaper of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The delegation, headed by the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Kim Ki Ryong, is visiting China at the invitation of the People's Daily.

Li said good relations between China and the DPRK have helped safeguard regional peace and stability and boost socialist consturction of the two countries.

The CPC higly values the traditional China-DPRK friendship and to continuously consolidate and develop the friendship is an unswerving policy of the Party, Li said.

Li Changchun (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Kim Gi Ryong, chief editor of Rodong Sinmun daily of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 5, 2010.

Li spoke highly of the exchanges between the People's Daily and the Rodong Sinmun, official newspapers of the two countries' ruling parties.

Li encouraged the two newspapers to work to promote mutual understanding and trust between the two peoples and advance China-DPRK friendly, cooperative relations.

Kim echoed Li's views on bilateral relations. He said his newspaper would work to develop the friendship between the two peoples.