Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on July 9th:
At the invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Government of the People's Republic of China, Pae Tae-seong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Vice Chairman of the State Council of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Prime Minister of the Cabinet, will lead a party delegation from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to China from July 10 to 12. He will also attend the commemorative activities for the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Korean Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance.