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Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping declare 2024 'year of DPRK-China friendship'
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Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un are celebrating 2024 as the "year of DPRK-China friendship," according to official statements.
"Through the 'year of DPRK-China friendship,' the two parties and two countries will further promote exchange and visits in all fields, including politics, economy and culture, further deepen the ties of friendship and unity, and intensify the cooperation in the joint struggle to safeguard regional and global peace and stability, thus adding a new page to the history of the DPRK-China relations," a report from state media outlet Korean Central News Agency reads. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
"DPRK" is an abbreviation of "Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the official name of the North Korean state.
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