China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with a delegation led by Kim Song Nam, a member of the Political Bureau and secretary and international department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Beijing on Thursday.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, said that General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping successfully paid a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in June, pointing out the direction for the development of China-DPRK relations in the new era.

China is willing to work with the DPRK to implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and promote the continuous growth of bilateral ties, Wang added.

Wang also briefed the WPK delegation on the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.

Kim Song Nam said that the DPRK is ready to work with China to follow the will of the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries and make unremitting efforts to develop friendly relations between the DPRK and China.