Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea met with Vice Premier Wu Yi at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Monday.  

Kim said the North Korea-China traditional friendship has a strong vitality and the bilateral relationship between the two countries is developing in an all-round way under the guidance of the important consensus reached between top leaders of the two countries.

It is North Korea's unwavering resolve to make continued efforts to consolidate and strengthen the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries, Kim said. 

Wu said China is happy to see the sound development of bilateral ties in the new century and will seek new areas and modalities in trade and economic cooperation with North Korea under the new circumstances.

Wu arrived in Pyongyang Saturday for a three-day official goodwill visit at the head of a government delegation whose members include Commerce Minister Bo Xilai.

Wu held talks with Kim Jong-il, top leader of North Korea on Sunday.

(Xinhua News Agency October 11, 2005)