Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 27, 2010. [Xinhua]

Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks last Friday with top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Il in Changchun, capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province.

Kim, general secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission, paid an unofficial visit to China during August 26 to 30 at the invitation of Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC).

Hu said that at present, China and DPRK are seeing increasingly vigorous exchanges and cooperation in various fields, among various departments and between provinces on both sides of the borders. The two sides have maintained close communication and coordination on issues of the Korean Peninsula and the region.

Hu said China is ready to work with the DPRK to carefully safeguard and develop the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.

During the talks, Hu put forward three proposals on further strengthening relations between the CPC and the WPK and between the two countries.

Firstly, the two sides should maintain high-level contact, as close high-level contact is of great significance to continuously pushing forward the development of China-DPRK links. Leaders of the two sides should continue to maintain regular communication in various forms.

Secondly, the two sides should advance trade and economic cooperation. Expanding and deepening mutually beneficial and win-win trade and economic cooperation is in the basic interests of the two peoples. China is ready to work for the growth of trade and economic cooperation on the principles of government guidance, major role of enterprises, market operation, win-win and mutual benefits.