N Koreans miss their leader when he is on long trip abroad

PYONGYANG, August 26 (Itar-Tass) -- The results of North Korean leader
Kim Jong-il's trip to Far Eastern and Siberian regions of Russia and his
meetings with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are discussed with great
animation in North Korea, the country's central news agency reports.
According to the agency, it is Theme No. One for residents of the DPRK.
From early morning, they hurried to newspaper stands to know latest
news about the visit to Russia by the Secretary-General of the Workers'
Party of Korea and National Defence Commission Chairman.
At the same time, the country's citizens miss their leader who is on
the long foreign trip. They always wonder how he is. They pledge to
achieve new labour successes to present the gift to the leader when he
returns, the agency said.
The North Korean news agency reported on Thursday that after the visit
to Russia, Kim Jong-il on the way to North Korea would visit a
north-eastern region of China.
The country's central news agency usually confirms the information
about foreign trips of the leader no earlier than he returns to the
country. However, this time, agency correspondents reported about the trip
during the same time.