DFR Koreas Kim Yong Nam mötte Kinas Hu Jintao:
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''SHANGHAI (AFP) – Chinese President Hu Jintao met with North Korea's number two leader Friday in Shanghai amid hopes that Pyongyang could return soon to six-nation talks on dismantling its nuclear programmes.
It was not immediately known what Hu and Kim Yong-Nam discussed during the meeting but rumours have been rife lately that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il would soon pay a rare visit to China ahead of a resumption of the nuclear talks.
Hu and Kim Yong-Nam said little beyond basic pleasantries in a brief appearance in front of assembled reporters before their talks on the sidelines of the World Expo which opens Saturday.
"Please pass on my good wishes to Kim Jong-Il regarding his health," Hu told his guest.
The North Korean leader, now 67, reportedly suffered a stroke in 2008, triggering speculation over who might succeed him as ruler of the impoverished nation that first tested a nuclear device in 2006.
Kim Yong-Nam extended North Korea's wishes for a successful World Expo, which marks the first time the reclusive state has participated with a national pavilion at what was formerly known as the World's Fair.
Kim Jong-Il, who reportedly dislikes flying, previously travelled by train to China in 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006.
Analysts say a China trip by the reclusive leader would be aimed at seeking badly needed economic aid from China.
The North in return may feel bound to return to the long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks hosted by Beijing, they say.
China is North Korea's major ally and its most important source of food and energy.
The North angrily quit the talks in April last year and vowed to restart production of weapons-grade plutonium. It carried out its second atomic weapons test the following month.
Pyongyang says it will not go back to the nuclear dialogue until United Nations sanctions are lifted, and until the United States makes a commitment to hold talks on a formal peace treaty.
North Korea had agreed in previous rounds of the six-nation talks to end its nuclear weapons drive in return for security guarantees and badly needed fuel assistance.
The talks involve China, Japan, the two Koreas, Russia and the United States.''
Tvärtemot vad många tror är bandet mellan DFR Korea och folkrepubliken Kina obrytlig och förevig och om DFR Korea någon gång attackeras kommer Kina alltid finnas där för att försvara sina bröder mot imperialisterna.
Samarbetet mellan de båda länderna är synnerligen vitalt och utvecklas ständigt.