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Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Visit to Russia Observed

KCNA

    Pyongyang, August 4 (KCNA) -- Papers here today observe the 2nd anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's historic official visit to Russia. Rodong Sinmun in a signed article says that his official visit to Russia was an epoch-making event as it provided a new landmark for the DPRK-Russia friendship, human cause of peace and the building of a new and just world structure.
    The DPRK-Russia friendship has favorably developed over the past two years since his historic visit, the article says, and continues:
    Kim Jong Il, who has shown particular concern for boosting the DPRK-Russia friendly and cooperative relations since his russia visit, visited the far Eastern Region of Russia in August last year and was a guest at the russian embassy here several times.
    Visits of several high-ranking delegations, contacts and exchange have become brisk between the two countries in recent years.
    Both countries took measures to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields in the spirit of the talks held by their top leaders and on the basis of the dprk-russia joint documents. The vitality of the DPRK-Russia friendship is being strikingly demonstrated as the days go by.
    The Russian people have made energetic efforts to achieve the stability of the country and national unity and defend the security and interests of the state under the guidance of President V. V. Putin.
    Great efforts are being channelled into increasing national defence power, while economy is making progress.
    The Korean people appreciate the Russian people's positive efforts.
    A steady development of the DPRK-Russia friendship is entirely in the fundamental interests of the two peoples and their strategic interests and in favour of peace and security in Asia and the rest of the world and the building of a new and just world structure.
    The Korean people will as ever boost the dprk-russia friendly and cooperative relations in the spirit agreed upon between the top leaders of the two countries and on the basis of the joint declaration.
    The exploits performed by Kim Jong Il in the history of the traditional DPRK-Russia friendship will last forever and the dprk-russia friendship is bound to steadily grow stronger.
    Minju Joson in a signed article says that the exploits performed by the peerlessly great man through his official visit to Russia, a visit that recorded an epochal chapter in the history of the DPRK-Russia friendship and made an outstanding contribution to the accomplishment of human cause of independence, will shine forever in the history.