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North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il was again on the inspection trail, this time visiting KPA Units 1311 and Unit 3995 with KPA politburo chief Cho Myung-rok and defense minister Kim Il-chul.
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Kim Jong-il, Kim Young-nam, and ranking members of the party, the army, and the government attended the Third Session of the Tenth Supreme People's Assembly, held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall (April 4-6), which forwarded four legislative proposals for assembly vote.
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On the diplomatic front, the Ninth Meeting of the Normalization Talks between North Korea and Japan was held in Pyongyang's People's Cultural Hall, and the participants issued a joint press release stating that the tenth session will be held in Tokyo in late May.
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North Korea's National Front and the Youth League issued a statement in connection with North Korea's declaration concerning maritime transit in waters surrounding South Korean islands off North Korea's coast in the west sea, calling the declaration a `justifiable measure' and that all violators would be subject to `merciless punishment'.
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WEEKLY NK NEWS (2000.4.3 - 2000.4.9)
