On October 5, 2009, Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao exchanged congratulatory messages with Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission and KPA supreme commander, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam and DPRK Premier Kim Yong Il to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Chinese President Hu Jintao, top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao said in a joint message to the DPRK leaders that the forging of the China-DPRK relations was an important event with epoch-making significance in the history of bilateral relations. In the past 60 years, the China-DPRK good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations have been consolidated and developed through the joint efforts by both sides, says the message. The two sides had maintained frequent exchanges at all levels, robust cooperation in various fields and coordination on international and regional issues, it said. It had been historically proved that the development of China-DPRK ties was in line with the fundamental interests and common wishes of both the Chinese and DPRK people and was conducive to regional peace and stability, it noted. China was ready to join hands with the DPRK to further promote the good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations created and fostered by the older generations of the leaders of the two countries in the spirit of "inheriting the tradition, facing the future, maintaining the good-neighborliness and friendship and enhancing cooperation".

Meanwhile, DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Il, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam and Premier Kim Yong Il said in a joint message to the Chinese leaders that the establishment of DPRK-China relations was an epoch-making event. In the past 60 years, both sides had maintained close cooperation in various fields, steadily consolidated friendship, promoted the socialist construction of both countries, and made great contributions to maintaining peace and security in Asia and the world at large, said the message. DPRK-China relations were common precious treasure inherited from the older generation of revolutionaries and it remained the DPRK's long-standing position to consolidate and develop the friendship for generations, it said. It was believed that, with the joint efforts of the two parties, two governments and two peoples, DPRK-China friendly cooperative relations would be further consolidated and prosper, said the message.