# Xi congratulates North Korea on 78th founding anniversary

https://mins.news/en/item/50593

- China News Service, 2026-09-09 00:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/china/2026-09-09/detail-ihfkanuz5373473.shtml

> Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Kim Jong Un on North Korea’s 78th founding anniversary. The two leaders also exchanged congratulations on the 65th anniversary of the China-North Korea Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, while the two countries reached new consensus on bilateral ties.

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