A reception was held in Beijing Monday to mark the 46th anniversary of the signing of a friendship treaty between China and North Korea.

President of China-North Korea Friendship Association Li Shuzheng and North Korean Ambassador to China Choe Jin-su addressed the reception.

The two sides hailed the friendship of the two countries since the treaty, namely, Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and North Korea, was signed 46 years ago.

Some 80 people from Chinese Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Chinese People's Association of Friendship with Foreign Countries and North Korean Embassy in Beijing attended the reception.

(Xinhua News Agency July 10, 2007)