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New Chapter of DPRK-Russia Friendship

KCNA

    Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- A year has passed since leader Kim Jong Il made a historic visit to the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation. He made an immortal contribution to the development of the DPRK-Russia friendship with his energetic external activities, making over 2,800 kilometer-long journey from August 20 to 24, 2002. His visit was an epochal event, which marked a new turning point in further consolidating the DPRK-Russia friendship.
    Over the last one year, the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries has witnessed a rapid development in the political, economic, cultural and other fields.
    The Workers' Party of Korea and the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea fully support the Russian people in their efforts for achieving the socio-political stability of the country and developing the economy. And the Russian government renders positive support and solidarity to the Korean people in their just cause of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and achieving the reunification of the country on the principle of national independence and through federal formula.
    The two countries share the same view on complicated and acute international issues, greatly contributing to defending peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world.
    The Pyongyang visit of a special envoy of the Russian president, the Moscow mayor, various delegations and public figures of Russia and the Russia visit of various delegations on the part of the DPRK have strengthened the friendship between the two peoples.
    Brisk are cooperation and interchanges between the two countries in various fields. A memorandum of understanding between the DPRK and Russian ministries of railways, minutes of talks between delegations of the academies of sciences of the two countries and a protocol on cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow were signed.
    The traditional friendship between the DPRK and Russia is ever growing in strength in accordance with the spirit of the DPRK-Russia joint declaration and the aspiration of the two peoples.