SEOUL (AFP) ? North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il Sunday vowed to strengthen ties with Beijing in a letter to the Chinese leadership to mark the signing of a treaty between the communist neighbours, state media said.
The two sides exchanged messages to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the North Korea-China treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
"The conclusion of the treaty marked an epoch-making event which provided a legal foundation for boosting on a permanent basis the DPRK (North Korea)-China friendly and cooperative relations sealed on the road of bloody struggle for independence against imperialism and for socialism," the North's letter said.
A delegation of Chinese officials was also in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, KCNA said, adding Chinese President Hu Jintao had sent a message in return to Kim and the North Korean leadership.
"We wholeheartedly wish the DPRK prosperity and its people happiness," Hu's message said, adding ties between the two sides had withstood "tests of history and is deeply rooted in the minds of the two peoples".
In Beijing Sunday, visiting Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, urged China to use its close ties with North Korea to ensure regional stability.
China is North Korea's sole major ally and it biggest trade partner.
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