General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese President Hu Jintao left Beijing Friday morning for an official goodwill visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Hu pays the visit at the invitation of Kim Jong-il, general secretary of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.

Hu's entourage included Alternate Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Wang Gang, Head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee Wang Jiarui, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee Wang Huning, Deputy Head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee Liu Hongcai, Vice Commerce Minister Liao Xiaoqi, and Director of President's Office Chen Shiju.

Source: Xinhua