North Korea, China Vow More Cooperation to Face Obstructive Moves by Hostile Forces

INA-Sources

The leaders of North Korea and China pledged on Sunday to strengthen cooperation in the face of hostile foreign powers.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have exchanged statements over the weekend, underscoring the “comradely trust” between their nations and vowed to continue boosting mutual cooperation and aid, reported North Korea's KCNA news agency on Sunday.
In a message sent to Xi Jinping, the North Korean leader said that their relationship was vital in the face of what he referred to as “hostile forces” around the world, adding that the continuation of the 1961 treaty is working to defend socialism in Asia "now that the hostile forces become more desperate in their challenge and obstructive moves.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized that he has plans of “steadily leading the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries to a new stage,” according to KCNA.

It is noteworthy that China is the only major ally of North Korea since the two countries signed the treaty in 1961, as Pyongyang has become more dependent than ever on Beijing for trade and other support, due to international sanctions imposed on it.
 
Source: Sputnik