Chinese President Hu Jintao returned to Beijing Sunday morning after an official goodwill visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK's National Defense Commission, was at the Pyongyang airport to attend a see-off ceremony for Hu.

Hu, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, started the visit on Friday at the invitation of Kim.

Hu and Kim held talks on Friday afternoon and had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern.

During his stay in Pyongyang, Hu also met with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK's Supreme People's Assembly.

This is Hu's first visit to Pyongyang as Chinese president. Kim Jong Il visited Beijing in 2000, 2001 and 2004.

Source: Xinhua