Beijing, September 28 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of China at a news conference on Monday said as follows as regards DPRK Premier Choe Yong Rim's visit to China:

China and the DPRK are friendly neighbors and the relations between the two countries have maintained a good trend of development and their exchange and cooperation have steadily gained in depth in all aspects in recent years.

We believe that the China visit by Premier Choe Yong Rim will help boost the Sino-DPRK relations of friendship in the future.