Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) -- Talks were held between Pak Myong Ho, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who is on a visit to China as head of a delegation of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, and Sun Weidong, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing on Friday.

At the talks both sides exchanged views on the issue of strengthening the bilateral relations in 2024 that marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and China and the issues of common interest and discussed the issues of boosting the strategic cooperation between the two countries in the future. -0-