Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), paid tribute to the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the country's Fatherland Liberation War, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday.

Kim, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, visited the cemetery of CPV martyrs in Hoechang County of South Phyongan Province, according to the report.

A wreath in the name of Kim was laid at the monument to the CPV martyrs. Written on the ribbons of the wreath were letters reading "Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers will Be Immortal," said the report.

Kim paid a silent tribute in memory of the CPV martyrs and then placed a flower before the grave of Mao Anying at the cemetery and paid tribute to him, it said.

During the event, Kim said the CPV martyrs are recorded in history as a foundation and model of the DPRK-China friendship and their noble life would be immortal in the hearts of the people of the DPRK.

The history and tradition of unity between the two peoples would be carried forward through generations, he added.

Speaking at Wednesday's press briefing in Beijing, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Kim's tribute not only shows that the party, government and people of the DPRK cherish the CPV's great achievements but also embodies the inheritance and development of the two countries' traditional friendship in the new period.

Spokesperson Mao Ning noted that China and the DPRK are friendly neighbors and that the continuous consolidation and advancement of China-DPRK relations are in the common interests of the two sides and conducive to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.

China is ready to work with the DPRK to push for new development in bilateral ties abiding by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, said Mao.

Kim was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, presidium member of the political bureau and secretary of the WPK Central Committee; Kang Sun Nam, minister of National Defense of the DPRK; Choe Son Hui, minister of Foreign Affairs; Kim Song Nam, department director of the WPK Central Committee; and Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the WPK Central Committee.

The construction of the 90,000-square-meter cemetery was completed in 1957.

(With input from Xinhua)