Kim Jong Il Meets with Russian Delegation

Pyongyang (KCNA) - Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, met with the visiting delegation of the External Intelligence Bureau of the Russian Federation led by its Director M. Y. Fradkov on Tuesday.
On hand were U Tong Chuk, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Kim Kye Gwan, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.
The head of the delegation presented Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, with the gifts he prepared with sincerity.
Kim Jong Il thanked for this and had a talk with the delegation and its party in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
After receiving them, he hosted a dinner in honor of the guests.
Present there on invitation were the delegation and its party and official diplomats of the Russian embassy in Pyongyang.
Present there were U Tong Chuk and Kim Kye Gwan.
The dinner took place in an amicable atmosphere.