Defense chief hails ties with DPRK as 'lasting friendship'

Continuing his five-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie pledged to strengthen military ties with the nation.

Liang's visit is the latest by a high-level Chinese official to the DPRK as the two countries and armies mark the 60th anniversary of their relationship.

"No force on Earth can break the unity of the armies and peoples of the two countries, and it will last forever," Liang told a welcoming banquet on Sunday according to the Korean Central News Agency, the nation's state news outlet.