(Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met Liang Guanglie, Chinese Defense Minister, here on Wednesday.Kim welcomed Liang, speaking highly of the DPRK-China friendship.
Kimmie's got that "I'm just happy to be above ground" look that Mao had about six months before he went.
He said the DPRK-China friendship, a treasure inherited from the older generations of the leaders of the two counties, had stood the test of history and was unbreakable.
He said relations between the two armies was an important part of the relations between the two countries and the two sides should continue to boost exchange and cooperation in a bid to consolidate and develop DPRK-China friendship.
Relations between the two armies, eh? How to read that one between the lines?
Liang extended his thanks for Kim's meeting and conveyed Hu and other Chinese leaders' greetings to him.
China would continue to enlarge and deepen the exchange and cooperation with the DPRK side in the spirit of "inheriting tradition, facing up to the future, building good neighborly friendship and strengthening cooperation," in order to benefit the two peoples and contribute to peace and development of Northeast Asia and the world.