Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, held a welcome ceremony for Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The two leaders had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the current development of China-DPRK relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

They agreed to safeguard, consolidate and develop China-DPRK relations, and jointly push forward the sound momentum of peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula to make a positive contribution to safeguarding world and regional peace, stability, prosperity and development.  

(With inputs from Xinhua)