Kim Jong Il Returns to DPRK After Russia Visit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Xinhuanet 2001.08.18 20:46:52 ���PYONGYANG,�August�18�(Xinhuanet)�--�Kim�Jong�IL,�top�leader�of�the Democratic�People's�Republic�of�Korea�(DPRK),�returned�home� Saturday,�ending�his�official�trip�to�Russia,�a�joint�statement� issued�here�said. ���The�joint�press�statement�issued�by�the�Central�Committee�of� the�Workers'�Party�of�Korea�(WPK),�the�Central�Military�Commission of�the�WPK�and�the�National�Defense�Commission�of�the�DPRK�said� Kim's�journey�deepened�relations�with�Russian�President�Vladimir� Putin�and�further�strengthened�friendly�ties�between�their�two� countries. ���The�statement�said�the�visit�was�beneficial�as�a�result�of�the� special�care�shown�by�Putin. ���The�statement�added�that�the�historic�visit�will�be�recorded�in the�annals�of�DPRK�and�Russian�friendship.��Enditem � _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
