Kim Jong Il receives congratulatory message and gifts from Putin
KCNA
Pyongyang, February 12 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a congratulatory message and gifts from Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
A ceremony of conveying the message and gifts took place at the Russian embassy here on Feb. 12.
Kim Jong Il was present there.
The Russian Ambassador read out the congratulatory message and conveyed three gift horses to Kim Jong Il, upon the authorization of Putin.
Then Kh. A. Amerkhanov, vice department director of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, who is chief escort for the gifts, explained them to Kim Jong Il.
Kim Jong Il extended deep thanks to Putin for sending the kind message and the gifts associated with his sincerity and asked the Russian official to convey his cordial regards to the president before seeing the gift horses.
At the end of the ceremony Kim Jong Il had a picture taken with the embassy officials and those who escorted the gift horses.
