Xi Jinping Visits Friendship Tower, Party School with Kim Jong-un on Second Day of North Korea Trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping, currently on a state visit to North Korea, highlighted the "blood alliance" and traditional friendship between the two nations on June 9, the second day of his trip, by visiting the Friendship Tower and the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, President Xi visited the Friendship Tower, located at the foot of Moran Hill in Pyongyang, on the morning of June 9 along with his wife, Peng Liyuan.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, accompanied them.

The Friendship Tower is a monument dedicated to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who died in North Korea during the Korean War.

After observing a moment of silence in front of a wreath inscribed with the words "Eternal Immortality to the Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army," President Xi watched a parade of the honor guard with Chairman Kim.

They also viewed photographs and oil paintings displayed in the Friendship Tower memorial hall, and President Xi shared stories of the fallen soldiers with Chairman Kim while reviewing the register of the deceased.

The two leaders agreed that the history of fighting together in the 1950s remains an eternal memory for both countries, and they pledged to jointly manage the memorial facilities for the volunteer martyrs and to strengthen education on revolutionary traditions and for the youth to inherit and develop North Korea-China friendship, the news agency reported.

President Xi then visited the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea with Chairman Kim.

It is known to be the first time a top Chinese leader has visited the Workers' Party cadres school.

After receiving a bouquet from student representatives, President Xi visited a classroom guided by Chairman Kim.

A lecture on North Korea-China relations was in progress, and the news agency reported that President Xi and Chairman Kim nodded several times while observing the class.

The two leaders also planted a fir tree together on the grounds of the party school.

Xinhua News Agency explained that the fir tree, which remains green throughout the four seasons, symbolizes the enduring friendship between North Korea and China.

A stone marker in front of the tree is inscribed with the phrase "The North Korea-China friendship will remain evergreen," written in both Chinese and Korean.

President Xi's schedule for the day is interpreted as a move to reaffirm the blood alliance formed during the Korean War while highlighting the commitment to pass on the ties between the ruling parties of both countries to future generations.

(Photo: Pyongyang Korean Central News Agency, Yonhap News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.