Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Reply Message to Xi Jinping

Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, sent a reply message to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on October 16.
The message said:
Respected Comrade General Secretary
I extend thanks to You, Comrade General Secretary for sending warm congratulations and cordial wishes on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
I could feel once again the special feelings of friendship and invariable support of You, Comrade General Secretary, and the Chinese Party and people to our Party and people on the occasion of the October holiday.
It is the consistent stand of our Party and the government of the Republic to successfully inherit the traditions of the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations and further strengthen and develop them as required by the new era.
We will as ever positively propel the vigorous development of the DPRK-China friendly relations in the common struggle for accomplishing the socialist cause together with the Chinese comrades and thus contribute to promoting the wellbeing of the peoples of the two countries and defending the regional and global stability.
I hope that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China with You, Comrade General Secretary, as its core the Chinese people will successfully attain the goals set forth at the 20th Congress of the Party and achieve greater successes in the course of comprehensively building a modern socialist state. -0-