中朝兩黨兩國最高領導人互致新年賀電宣佈啟動“中朝友好年”

1月1日，中共中央總書記、國家主席習近平同朝鮮勞動黨總書記、國務委員長金正恩互致新年賀電，共同宣佈將2024年確定為“中朝友好年”並啟動系列活動。

習近平指出，中朝是山水相連的友好鄰邦。中朝友誼由兩黨兩國老一輩領導人親手締造，在血與火的革命鬥爭中凝結淬煉，在社會主義建設歷程中持續深化。近年來，在雙方共同努力和推動下，中朝傳統友好合作關係步入新的歷史時期。雙方密切戰略溝通，深化務實合作，在國際多邊事務中加強協調配合，推動中朝關係不斷發展，捍衛了兩國共同利益，維護了地區和平穩定。

習近平強調，新時期新形勢下，中國黨和政府始終從戰略高度和長遠角度看待中朝關係，維護好、鞏固好、發展好中朝傳統友好合作關係是我們堅定不移的方針。中方願同朝方一道，以兩國建交75週年暨“中朝友好年”為契機，弘揚傳統友誼、深化戰略互信、增進交流合作，推動中朝關係與時俱進取得更大發展，共同譜寫中朝友好新篇章，更好造福兩國人民，為維護地區和平穩定不斷作出新貢獻。

金正恩在賀電中表示，2024年是朝中建交75週年，具有重要意義。當前朝中兩國各自社會主義建設進入新的發展階段，國際形勢複雜演變。朝中兩黨和兩國政府將2024年確定為“朝中友好年”，根據時代要求進一步昇華發展朝中傳統友好合作關係，符合兩國人民的共同期待和願望。朝中友誼是在社會主義鬥爭中建立並鞏固發展的。我堅信，在新的一年，朝中友誼牢不可破將得到充分彰顯。朝中兩黨和兩國政府將通過舉辦“朝中友好年”活動，加強政治、經濟、文化等各領域交流往來，增進友好感情，拉緊團結紐帶，在維護地區和世界和平穩定的共同鬥爭中進一步加強協作，譜寫朝中關係新篇章。

Xi, Kim jointly designate 2024 as China-DPRK Friendship Year

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un on Monday jointly designated 2024 as the China-DPRK Friendship Year and launched a series of activities.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made the announcement in their exchange of New Year greeting messages.

In his message, Xi pointed out that China and the DPRK are friendly neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, saying that the traditional friendship between China and the DPRK was forged by the older generation of leaders of the two parties and two countries, cemented in the revolutionary struggle, and continuously deepened in the course of socialist construction.

In recent years, Xi said, the traditional friendly cooperation between China and the DPRK has entered a new historical period with joint efforts.

The two sides have maintained close strategic communication, deepened practical cooperation, strengthened coordination and collaboration in multilateral international affairs, pushed forward the continuous development of China-DPRK relations, safeguarded the common interests of the two countries, and maintained regional peace and stability, Xi added.

Under the new situation in the new era, the CPC and the Chinese government have always viewed China-DPRK relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and it is China's unwavering policy to maintain, consolidate and develop the long-standing friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, Xi said.

China is ready to work with the DPRK to take the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations and the China-DPRK Friendship Year as an opportunity to carry forward the long-standing friendship, deepen strategic mutual trust, enhance exchanges and cooperation, and ensure that bilateral ties move forward with the times for greater development so as to better benefit the two peoples, and continuously make new contributions to safeguarding regional peace and stability, Xi stressed.

In his message, Kim noted that 2024 is a significant year marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and China, saying that socialist construction in the two countries has at the moment entered a new stage of progress and the international situation is undergoing complex changes.

The two parties and governments have decided to designate this year as the China-DPRK Friendship Year, and further promote the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two sides in accordance with needs of the times, which conforms to the common expectation and desire of the people of the two countries, Kim added.

The unbreakable DPRK-China friendship, forged and consolidated in the struggle for socialism, will be fully displayed this year, he said.

Through the activities during the friendship year, the two parties and governments will further promote exchanges in all fields, including politics, economy and culture, further deepen the bonds of friendship and unity, and step up cooperation in the joint efforts to safeguard regional and global peace and stability, thus writing a new chapter in DPRK-China relations, Kim said.