Choe Tae Bok (C), secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of North Korea, shakes hand with Wang Jiarui (L), head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, January 29, 2008.

Senior officials from China and North Korea in Pyongyang on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties.

Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), held talks Tuesday with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Choe said the traditional friendship between the two nations has a strong vitality, and bilateral relations are developing in an all-round way.

Choe Tae Bok (R2), secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of North Korea, meets with Wang Jiarui (L2), head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, January 29, 2008. 

Wang said China is willing to work with South Korea to deepen bilateral relations and to make efforts for regional peace and prosperity.

Wang, at the invitation of the WPK, arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for a five-day visit.

(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2008)